Apiaceae

Bear's-foot sanicle

Sanicula arctopoides Hook. & Arn.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sanicula

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Bear's-foot sanicle (Sanicula arctopoides) — FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bear's-foot sanicle, Footsteps of spring, Footsteps-of-spring

Synonyms

Sanicula crassicaulis var. howellii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias
Sanicula howellii J.M.Coult. & Rose

Flowers

In flower: January to April (from 742 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thompson Hyggen, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudyard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.