Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Ranunculaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plant 1–2.5 m; lvs ternate and then pinnately once or twice compound with mostly (15–)20 or more rotund to oblong, coarsely and sharply toothed or cleft lfls seldom over 1 dm, cuneate to cordate at base; infl usually branched, slender, 2–8 dm; pedicels not bracteolate; sep 5 mm; stamens 8–10 mm; staminodes oblanceolate or oblong, 2–3 mm; caducous; follicles firm-walled, transversely veined, 6–9 mm, the style becoming lateral and recurved; seeds rough but not chaffy; 2n=16. Moist or dry woods; Mass. to N.Y., O., Ind., and Mo., s. to S.C., Va., and Tenn. June–Aug.
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Common Names
black snakeroot, black cohosh