Sanicula saxatilis is a rare species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names devil's blacksnakeroot[2] and rock sanicle.

Although it is rare, most occurrences are in remote mountainous locales that are relatively safe from disturbance.

[1] Sanicula saxatilis is a perennial herb producing a thick stem 10 to 25 centimeters tall from a spherical tuber.

The leaves are compound, each divided into three leaflets which are deeply cut into serrated lobes.

The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, pale salmon pink, yellowish or straw-colored petals.