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Footsteps of spring

Sanicula arctopoides

Also called Bear's-foot sanicle, Yellow Mats, Snakeroot Sanicle, Bear’s Foot Sanicle

Footsteps of spring
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. Canada to W. California
Climate
temperate

About

Sanicula arctopoides is a species of sanicle known commonly as footsteps of spring, bear's foot sanicle or yellow mats.

Where it grows

Sanicula arctopoides is perennial herb found on the west coast of the United States and Canada, from the southern end of Vancouver Island (and adjacent islands) in British Columbia, to the central coast of California. It grows in close proximity to the ocean throughout its range.

Other Sanicula plants

Sanicula epipactis · Sharptooth blacksnakeroot · Azores Sanicle · Poison sanicle · Purple sanicle · Canadian blacksnakeroot · Pacific blacksnakeroot · Wood sanicle · Northern sanicle · Hoffmann's blacksnakeroot · Coastal blacksnakeroot · Maryland sanicle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sanicula arctopoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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