Black Cohosh
Scientific Name: Actaea racemosa
One of the largest woodland wildflowers, growing 3-7 feet tall.
Black Cohosh
Scientific Name: Actaea racemosa
Black Cohosh
| Genus species: | Actaea racemosa | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Black Cohosh | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Ranunculaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, and low shrubs; leaves various, often basal and alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters; fruit variable, most frequently a follicle or achene; family contains many highly poisonous plants. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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