Difference between revisions of "Sanicula graveolens"

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* Previous Names/Misapplications: ''Sanicula septentrionalis, S. nevadensis, S. graveolens var. septentrionalis''
 
* Previous Names/Misapplications: ''Sanicula septentrionalis, S. nevadensis, S. graveolens var. septentrionalis''
 
* Codon: SANGRA
 
* Codon: SANGRA
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[[File:SAGR BenLegler veg good.jpg|thumb|photo by Ben Legler, also featured on Main Page]]
  
[[File:SAGR BenLegler veg good.jpg|thumb|photo by Ben Legler]]
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===Taxonomy===
 
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==Taxonomy==
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{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
| name = Sanicula graveolens
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| name =
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| subregnum = Tracheobionta
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| subregnum = Viridiplantae
| phylum = Spermatophyta
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| phylum = Tracheophyta
| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
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| subphylum= Spermatophytina
 
| classis = Magnoliopsida
 
| classis = Magnoliopsida
 
| subclassis = Asteranae
 
| subclassis = Asteranae
 
| ordo = Apiales
 
| ordo = Apiales
 
| familia = Apiaceae
 
| familia = Apiaceae
| genus = '''''Sanicula''''' L.
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| genus = ''Sanicula'' L.
| species = '''''Sanicula graveolens''''' Poepp. ex DC
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| species = '''''Sanicula graveolens''''' Poepp. ex DC.
 
| subspecies =
 
| subspecies =
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| synonyms = *''Sanicula nevadensis'' S. Watson
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*''Sanicula septentrionalis'' Greene
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*''Sanicula graveolens'' var.'' septentrionalis'' (Greene) H. St. John
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*''Sanicula nevadensis ''var.'' septentrionalis'' (Greene) Mathias
 
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}}
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<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29852#null</ref>
  
==Description==
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===Description===
 
Taprooted perennial.
 
Taprooted perennial.
  
 
The lowermost leaves often attached at or below the ground surface, ternate-pinnate, primary divisions are generally pinnatifid, the primary divisions separated from the other segments by an entire (not toothed) rachis. Upper cauline leaves less well developed and smaller.  
 
The lowermost leaves often attached at or below the ground surface, ternate-pinnate, primary divisions are generally pinnatifid, the primary divisions separated from the other segments by an entire (not toothed) rachis. Upper cauline leaves less well developed and smaller.  
  
Inflorescences are umbels made up of yellow flowers, staminate flowers more numberous than bisexual flowers. Terminal umbels are head-like, flowers nearly cessile, and umbels subtended by pointed bracts. Calyx connate at base, calyx teeth ovate and pointed.  
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Inflorescences are umbels made up of yellow flowers, staminate flowers more numerous than bisexual flowers. Terminal umbels are head-like, flowers nearly cessile, and umbels subtended by pointed bracts. Calyx connate at base, calyx teeth ovate and pointed.  
  
 
Fruit is ovioid-globose, with uncinate prickles. <ref name=":0">WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
 
Fruit is ovioid-globose, with uncinate prickles. <ref name=":0">WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum,
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Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref>
 
Seattle: University of Washington Press.</ref>
  
==Bloom Period==
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===Bloom Period===
 
May-July<ref name=":0" />
 
May-July<ref name=":0" />
  
==Distribution==
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===Distribution===
 
Victoria Island and southern BC south, both sides of the Cascades, to southern California, east to western Montana and northwestern Wyoming.<ref name=":1" />
 
Victoria Island and southern BC south, both sides of the Cascades, to southern California, east to western Montana and northwestern Wyoming.<ref name=":1" />
  
==Habitat==
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===Habitat===
 
Open slopes and flatlands, low to middle elevations.<ref name=":1" />
 
Open slopes and flatlands, low to middle elevations.<ref name=":1" />
  
==Uses==
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===Uses===
 
There are many accounts of other ''Sanicula'' species used for both food and medicine.<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=sanicula+</nowiki></ref>
 
There are many accounts of other ''Sanicula'' species used for both food and medicine.<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=sanicula+</nowiki></ref>
  
==Photo Gallery==
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===Photo Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:SANGRA3.jpg|photo by Ben Legler
 
File:SANGRA3.jpg|photo by Ben Legler
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==References==
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===References===
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 20 March 2021

  • Scientific Name: Sanicula graveolens
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Common Names: Sierra sanicle, northern sanicle
  • Previous Names/Misapplications: Sanicula septentrionalis, S. nevadensis, S. graveolens var. septentrionalis
  • Codon: SANGRA

photo by Ben Legler, also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteranae
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sanicula L.
Species: Sanicula graveolens Poepp. ex DC.
Synonyms
  • Sanicula nevadensis S. Watson
  • Sanicula septentrionalis Greene
  • Sanicula graveolens var. septentrionalis (Greene) H. St. John
  • Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis (Greene) Mathias

[1]

Description

Taprooted perennial.

The lowermost leaves often attached at or below the ground surface, ternate-pinnate, primary divisions are generally pinnatifid, the primary divisions separated from the other segments by an entire (not toothed) rachis. Upper cauline leaves less well developed and smaller.

Inflorescences are umbels made up of yellow flowers, staminate flowers more numerous than bisexual flowers. Terminal umbels are head-like, flowers nearly cessile, and umbels subtended by pointed bracts. Calyx connate at base, calyx teeth ovate and pointed.

Fruit is ovioid-globose, with uncinate prickles. [2][3]

Bloom Period

May-July[2]

Distribution

Victoria Island and southern BC south, both sides of the Cascades, to southern California, east to western Montana and northwestern Wyoming.[3]

Habitat

Open slopes and flatlands, low to middle elevations.[3]

Uses

There are many accounts of other Sanicula species used for both food and medicine.[4]

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29852#null
  2. 2.0 2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Sanicula%20graveolens
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
  4. Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=sanicula+