Sanicula crassicaulis

Poepp. ex DC.

Pacific Black-snakeroot

G5Secure Found in 57 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160552
Element CodePDAPI1Z060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusSanicula
Other Common Names
Pacific blacksnakeroot (EN) Sanicle (EN) Sanicle à tige charnue (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 13, 2024) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species. "Sanicula crassicaulis is extremely variable, and varieties cannot be distinguished reliably" (FNA, vol. 13, 2024).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2019-10-18
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (57)
California (40)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
Devils RockShasta-Trinity National Forest16,209
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Horseshoe SpringsLos Padres National Forest14,089
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
La BreaLos Padres National Forest14,031
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
ManzanaLos Padres National Forest2,101
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
SoliderSix Rivers National Forest14,918
Tepusquet PeakLos Padres National Forest5,821
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Oregon (10)
AreaForestAcres
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest5,844
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.