[Sanicles and Snakeroots: The Genus Sanicula West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot

Sanicula crassicaulis

Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita

Basal leaves of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita)

Basal leaves of Pacific snakeroot observed in forest at Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem, OR......January 20, 2020.

Leaf of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis - Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita)

A close-up of a leaf of western snakeroot as seen at left along the Wolf Creek Falls Trail to the east of Roseburg, OR..........June 26, 2005. The photo at right shows western snakerootbeginning to bloom at Lake Selmac County Park (Josephine County Parks).....April 22, 2021.

Green fruits of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita) - Stem leaf of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita)

Maturing but still green fruits as well as a stem leaf of Pacific snakeroot observed on the dunes at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon coast.........July 28, 2022.

Leaves of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita) - Leaves of Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle, Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (Synonyms: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis, Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita)

Leaves of Pacific snakeroot observed at Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside (BLM).........April 5, 2022.

Pacific Snakeroot, Pacific Sanicle

The basal leaves of Pacific snakeroot as seen at the Beekman House Garden in Jacksonville, OR.........April 6, 2009.

Paul Slichter