E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
Pacific sanicle (Pacific blacksnakeroot; Pacific sanicle )
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Perennial herb from a taproot; stem solitary, erect, 25-120 cm tall.

Leaves:
Alternate; basal and lower stem leaves palmately 3-5 lobed or divided without a narrow leaf axis, stalked below, becoming sessile above, primary divisions merely lobed or with teeth, blades 3-13 cm long, 2-18 cm wide.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal umbels less than 1 cm wide in flower; flowers yellow or sometimes purplish; involucels inconspicuous, of 5 narrow bractlets.

Fruits:
Subglobose burrs, 2-5 mm long, covered, except sometimes at the base, with stout, hooked prickles.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecological Framework for Sanicula crassicaulis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	110	1	315
Slope Gradient (%)	29	0	135
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	125	23	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	2	1	7
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	B
# of field plots species was recorded in:	85
Modal BEC Zone Class	CDF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	CDF(82)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

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