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Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa
black bugbane

       
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Photo of Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa
Cimicifuga racemosa

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

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Synonyms:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

  CIRA Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.   black bugbane
 

Distribution:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 10 species in Actaea, 2 varieties in Actaea racemosa L.
 

Classification:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order Ranunculales
Family Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus Actaea L. – baneberry
Species Actaea racemosa L. – black baneberry
Variety Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa – black bugbane
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Cimicifuga racemosa
black cohosh              Endangered
Massachusetts:
Cimicifuga racemosa
black cohosh              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 11:17 AM MDT