Flower ID: IMG_3777.JPG-05-29-2020 Flower name (scientific): Sanicula odorata (Rafinesque) K. M. Pryer & L. R. Phillippe PY: 1989. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) san-IK-ew-luh (or san-IK-u-la) oh-dor-AY-tuh Flower name (common): Clustered Black Snakeroot Family name (common): Carrot Family name (scientific): Apiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Possibly from the Latin sānus for healthy, referring to the supposed medicnal value of the plant sanicle, Sanicula europaea, for healing. Specific epithet: Fragrant or sweet scented. Common name origin: From the appearance of the flower heads, and the supposed belief that the roots were a useful remedy for snake bites. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow or green Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is compound Size: Basal leaves up to 12 cm long. Leaflets up to 6 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, palmate, leaflet, oblanceolate, elliptic, obovate, or ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, forests, shade or semi-shade, dry to mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): There are three additional Sanicula species in Wisconsin with a slight resemblance to Sanicula odorata, but none of these have yellow flowers. Ethnobotany: The Menominee sorcerers might have used this plant as a witchcraft medicine. In the following two citations, Smith uses an old synonym name for this plant, Sanicula gregaria(Smith, p. 56, 1923). The Meskwaki employed this plant as an astringent, and as a remedy for nose bleed (Smith, p. 250, 1928). Latitude: 44.799718 Longitude: -91.509015 Altitude: 262.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Triclinium odoratum Rafinesque Fl. Ludov. 80 (1817). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na