Apiaceae
Sharptooth blacksnakeroot
Sanicula arguta
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Sanicula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sharptooth blacksnakeroot
Synonyms
- Sanicula simulans Hoover
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kristen Nelson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristen Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Lee Harper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Das, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.