It is known only from a mountainous region of the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican State of Chihuahua.

Prionosciadium saraviki is a biennial producing a flowering stalk up to 2 m (7 feet) tall.

It bears a compound umbel with hundreds of small yellow flowers.

The taproot is up to 3 cm in diameter, white with a papery, copper-colored skin.

This is an error because the epithet is the native name for the species, not honoring a person.