Sanicula arguta is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names sharptooth sanicle and sharptooth blacksnakeroot.
It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of the central coast and southern California and Baja California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Channel Islands. It grows in many types of local habitat, including California chaparral and woodlands.
Sanicula arguta is a perennial herb growing from a thick taproot resembling a turnip. The plant is mostly erect, growing up to half a meter tall. The leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and are divided into several sharp-toothed lobes.
The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, golden yellow petals. The prickly fruits are about half a centimeter long.
Sanicula arguta is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names sharptooth sanicle and sharptooth blacksnakeroot.
It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of the central coast and southern California and Baja California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Channel Islands. It grows in many types of local habitat, including California chaparral and woodlands.
Sanicula arguta, especie herbácea perteneciente a la familia de las apiáceas. Es originaria de las colinas de la costa y las montañas de la mitad sur de California y Baja California, donde crece en muchos tipos de hábitat locales.
Hierba perenne que crece de una gruesa raíz principal que se asemeja a un nabo. La planta es principalmente erguida, con un crecimiento de hasta medio metro de altura. Las hojas miden hasta 10 centímetros de largo y se divide en varios lóbulos con dientes afilados. La inflorescencia está formada por una o más cabezas bisexuales y una única masculina con flores pequeñas, curvadas, con pétalos de color amarillo oro. Los frutos espinosos son de aproximadamente medio centímetro de largo.
Sanicula arguta fue descrita por J.M.Coult. & Rose y publicado en Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 7(1): 36–37. 1900.[1]
Sanicula: nombre genérico que deriva del diminutivo de la palabra latína sanare que significa "curar".[2]
arguta: epíteto latíno que significa "con hojas fuertemente dentadas".[3]
Sanicula arguta, especie herbácea perteneciente a la familia de las apiáceas. Es originaria de las colinas de la costa y las montañas de la mitad sur de California y Baja California, donde crece en muchos tipos de hábitat locales.
Vista de la plantaSanicula arguta là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa tán. Loài này được Greene ex J.M. Coult. & Rose miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1900.[1]
Sanicula arguta là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa tán. Loài này được Greene ex J.M. Coult. & Rose miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1900.