[Sanicles and Snakeroots: The Genus Sanicula West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sierra Sanicle, Northern Sanicle, Sierran Black-snakeroot

Sanicula graveolens

Synonyms: Sanicula graveolens var. graveolens, Sanicula graveolens var. septrionalis, Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis

Synonym: Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis

Sierra sanicle as seen in woods along the Illinois River in southwest Oregon.........April 5, 2009.

Synonym: Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis

Sierra sanicle as seen in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR.........April 6, 2009.

Leaf of Synonym: Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis - Inflorescence of Synonym: Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis

A close-up of a leaf and the bracts subtending the inflorescence of Sierra snakeroot as seen in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Jacksonville, OR.........April 6, 2009.

Sierra Sanicle, Northern Sanicle, Sierran Black-snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens (Synonyms: Sanicula graveolens var. graveolens, Sanicula graveolens var. septrionalis, Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis) - Sierra Sanicle, Northern Sanicle, Sierran Black-snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens (Synonyms: Sanicula graveolens var. graveolens, Sanicula graveolens var. septrionalis, Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis)

Sierra snakeroot as seen at the trailhead for the King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC in northeastern Josephine County, OR........June 11, 2017.

Leaves of Sierra Sanicle, Northern Sanicle, Sierran Black-snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens (Synonyms: Sanicula graveolens var. graveolens, Sanicula graveolens var. septrionalis, Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis) - Sierra Sanicle, Northern Sanicle, Sierran Black-snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens (Synonyms: Sanicula graveolens var. graveolens, Sanicula graveolens var. septrionalis, Sanicula nevadensis var. septentrionalis)

Leaves of Sierra sanicle as seen at left atop Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon..........May 21, 2009. The photo at right shows Sierra sanicle along the Illinois River Road above Star Flat, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.....April 5, 2022.

Paul Slichter