Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Detail
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Botanical Name
- Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
- Common Name
- Blue Cohosh, Common Blue Cohosh
- Synonym(s)
- Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. var. thalictroides
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
- Comments
- The map likely includes records for Caulophyllum giganteum.
- Habitat
- Rich, mesic cove and slope forests; fertile, well-drained floodplain forests. Common in the mountains; infrequent to locally common in the Piedmont, where it is generally restricted to mesic, sheltered, stream-fronting slopes and floodplains over mafic or calcareous rocks; very rare in the n. Coastal Plain, where associated with shell-rich soils.
- Native Status
- Native
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