Sanicula bipinnatifida is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names purple sanicle,[1] purple black-snakeroot, and shoe buttons.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Sanicula |
| Species: | S. bipinnatifida
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Description
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It is a perennial herb growing to a maximum height near 60 centimeters from a taproot.[2][3] It is bright green to dark purple in color. The leaves are borne on long petioles, measuring up to 19 centimeters long with blades divided into several toothed lobes. The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, reddish, purple, or yellow petals. The prickly fruits are a few millimeters long.
Distribution and habitat
editSanicula bipinnatifida is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California,[4] where it can be found in many types of habitat, including grassland, woodlands, and mountain slopes of serpentine soils. In Canada, it is a threatened species under the Species At Risk Act, and found only in 20 extant locations on southern Vancouver Island and the surrounding Gulf Islands.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Sanicula bipinnatifida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Sanicula bipinnatifida". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Species at risk registry". species-registry.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Sanicula bipinnatifida". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Purple Sanicle (Sanicula bipinnatifida)". Species at risk public registry - Species search. Government of Canada. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 29 Jun 2022.
- ^ "Conservation Status Report (Sanicula bipinnatifida)". a100.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Branch, Legislative Services (2023-12-08). "Consolidated federal laws of Canada, Species at Risk Act". laws.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
External links
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Media related to Sanicula bipinnatifida at Wikimedia Commons- Calflora Database: Sanicula bipinnatifida (Purple sanicle, Snakeroot)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Washington Burke Museum
- U.C. Photos gallery
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