Sanicula graveolens is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names northern sanicle and Sierra blacksnakeroot.

Its habitat includes mountain slopes, forests, and woodlands on serpentine soils.

It is a perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem up to half a meter tall from a taproot, with leaves alternate.

The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, yellow petals.

The rounded fruits are a few millimeters long, covered in curving prickles, and borne in small clusters.