Actaea racemosa L.

Locations ofActaea racemosa L. in Virginia

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Family
Ranunculaceae
Botanical Name
Actaea racemosa L.
Common Name
Common Black Cohosh, Bugbane
Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga racemosa L. var. racemosa
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Actaea racemosa L.
Comments
A comprehensive study by Compton, Culham, & Jury in Taxon 47:593-634 (1998) advocates the inclusion of Cimicifuga in Actaea.
Habitat
Mesic to dry forests, usually in base-rich soils; especially abundant in rich cove forests and rich montane oak-hickory forests. Common in the mountains; frequent in the Piedmont; infrequent in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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