Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Ranunculaceae

• Scientific Name

  Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney

• Description

  Species Description - Plant seldom over 1.5 m; lvs with mostly 3–9(–15) lfls, typically ternate with the lateral segments but not the terminal one again ternate, the lfls relatively large, mostly 1–2.5 dm long and wide, cordate at the base; pedicels bibracteolate at the base (in addition to the small subtending bract); staminodes none; follicle 8–15 mm; seeds covered with chaffy scales; otherwise much like no. 1 [Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.]. Cool mt. woods, uncommon; sw. Va. to N.C. and Tenn.; disjunct in w. Ky. and s. Ill. (Aug.) Sept. (C. racemosa var. cordifolia, misapplied)

• Common Names

  Appalachian bugbane