Black Cohosh
Scientific Name:Actaea racemosa
Common Name Synonyms:Black Snakeroot, Black Baneberry


NOTES: One of the largest woodland wildflowers, growing 3-7 feet tall.

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Black Cohosh
Genus species: Actaea racemosa
Common Names: Black Cohosh
Black Snakeroot
Black Baneberry
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
CNC Habitat: Polinator Garden
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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