Taxon

Actaea racemosa

Actaea racemosa - black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot
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Common name: black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot
Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Synonym: Cimicifuga racemosa
Distribution: e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Herbaceous perennial
Usage: Medicine
Comments: This upright native perennial occurs in rocky woods. It typically grows to a total height of 4-6’, but under optimum conditions can reach 8’. Small, numerous, creamy white, fragrant flowers appear in late summer to early fall in long, terminal clusteres resembling fluffy spires rising well above the foliage. Deeply cut tripinnate foliage is an attractive deep green.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: ED175 • Accession: D1993-0194 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: Woodland Garden (WLG) (WLG) • Accession: D2018-0303 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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