Sanicula graveolens
Apiaceae
Sierra Sanicle
Erect taprooted perennial, low and widely spreading. Stem narrow, smooth. Leaves closest to ground attached to main stem underground by long petioles. Leaf blades pinnately divided into sets of 3 lobes; few upper leaflets sessile, smaller, longer. Leaves smell like caraway when crushed. Flowers yellow, 10–15 in conspicuous umbel; bracts leafy, to 3 in. long, divided similar to leaves. Grows in dry open forests, rocky slopes, sometimes on serpentine, at low to mid elevations. Graveolens means "strong-smelling."
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Spring
- Flower Form: 5 tiny petals fls. in umbel (parsley famly)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 2–15 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, East-side Forest, West-side Forest
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, East Gorge, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
