Biology:Sanicula maritima

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Sanicula maritima
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Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sanicula
Species:
S. maritima
Binomial name
Sanicula maritima
Kellogg ex S.Watson

Sanicula maritima is a rare species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names adobe snakeroot[1] and adobe sanicle.

Distribution

The plant is endemic to California , where it is known from just a few occurrences on the Central Coast.

Its habitat includes moist coastal meadows and canyons.

Description

Sanicula maritima is a perennial herb growing to a maximum height near 40 centimeters from a taproot. The green to yellowish leaves are simple or divided into a number of lobes, smooth-edged or toothed.

The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, yellow petals.

The prickly fruits are about half a centimeter long each.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7418274 entry