OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Actaea racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Actaea racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-09-001:

Cimicifuga racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Black Cohosh, Early Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot, black bugbane


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Actaea racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Actaea racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-09-001:
Cimicifuga racemosa   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

 

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328

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich cove forests, other mesic and moderately to very fertile forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Complexly compound, with 2+ levels of pinnate and/or ternate compoundness
Alternate & basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
4 sepals (usually)
Petals absent
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Follicle

 

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