Sanicula crassicaulis
DC.
Gamble weed, Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Description: Sanicula crassicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Pacific blacksnakeroot[1] and Pacific sanicle. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it can be found in many types of habitat, including mountain slopes, grassland, and woodlands. The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, yellow petals. Each head has approximately five leaflike, lance-shaped bracts at its base. The rounded fruits are a few millimeters long, covered in curving prickles, and borne in small clusters. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
