Wood Sanicle, Sanicle, European Wood Sanicle
Sanicula europaea

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 560 cm tall. The leaves and stem form tufts from the rootstock. The leaves are lobed and dark green and shiny. The leaves have coarse teeth. The flowers are pink and in tight round bundles. The fruit are bristly.

It is used in medicine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in shady places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Balkans, Bosnia, China, Europe, India, Luxembourg, Myanmar, SE Asia, Slovenia

How it is used for food

The shoots and leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Shoots, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Milogled, Navadni ženikelj

Synonyms

Astrantia diapensia Scop.; Caucalis capitata Stokes;