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Cimicifuga racemosaCimicifuga racemosa

black snakeroot, black cohosh, fairy candles

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 2.5-8.5'
Flowers: Jun.-Sept.; white
Fruit: pod

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic

Habitat

rich woods, wooded slopes, ravines, thickets

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA PA

Wildlife

Butterfly Beneficial insect *

Notes


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1357.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004