Actaea racemosa Linnaeus

Actaea racemosa Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu Compton et al., 1998.

Vernacular names

• cimicaire à grappes Small & Catling, 2000

• black snakeroot FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• black baneberry ITIS, 2010
• black cohosh FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

Synonyms

• Actaea monogyna Walter FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
• Actaea racemosa Linnaeus var. racemosa
• Cimicifuga racemosa (Linnaeus) Nuttall FNA Ed. Comm., 1997

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Ranunculanae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae
Subfamily	Ranunculoideae
Tribe	Actaeeae
Genus	Actaea
Species	Actaea racemosa

Habit

Herb