Actaea podocarpa
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Actaea podocarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Actaea |
Species: | A. podocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Actaea podocarpa | |
Synonyms | |
Cimicifuga americana |
Actaea podocarpa, the mountain bugbane[1] or mountain black-cohosh, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found in the Appalachian Mountains,[2] with a disjunct population in Illinois. It is found in rich, mesic forests often in boulder-strewn coves.[3]
Actaea podocarpa is a large perennial herb. It is one of the later flowering of the eastern Actaea, producing white flowers in summer through fall.
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Actaea podocarpa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ Flora of North America