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Doll's-eyes, White Baneberry, White Cohosh
Actaea pachypoda
Look for it in rich cove forests and slopes
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Sepals and petals drop early, stamens numerous, stigma wider than ovulary, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Perennial to 80cm tall with 2 large compound leaves, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Small white flowers borne in a compact raceme extending above the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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White berries with purplish black "eye" on thick fleshy pink pedicels, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Actaea, Astilbe, Aruncus, Caulophyllum, & Aralia can be difficult to distinguish
Common Black Cohosh, Early Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot
Actaea racemosa
Look for it in rich cove forests, other mesic & moderately to very fertile forests
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Terminal leaflet with 3 major veins arising from the base, per Weakley's Flora.
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Leaflets broad, coarsely toothed; terminal leaflet generally 3-lobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Flower stalks 3-8' tall w tassel-like flowers in long narrow arching racemes, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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The petals are absent, but the flowers have numerous showy white stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Follicles 5-8mm long, 4-5mm broad, broadly ellipsoid, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Petiole of basal leaves terete, not grooved (or with an early shallow groove), per Weakley's Flora.
Mountain Black Cohosh, American Cohosh, Late Black Cohosh
Actaea podocarpa
Look for it in rich cove forests and slopes, at moderate to high elevations
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Terminal leaflet with 3 major veins arising from the base, per Weakley's Flora.
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Petiole of basal leaves with a deep, broad groove (ca. 1mm wide & deep), per Weakley's Flora.
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Follicles 8-15mm long, 4-8mm broad, glabrous, compressed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Appalachian False Goatsbeard
Astilbe biternata
Look for it in cove forests, on seepage slopes
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Astilbe has a hairy upper stem, whereas Aruncus is smooth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terminal leaflets are acuminate and usually 3-lobed with a cordate base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Fruit erect, lanceolate follicles, 0.15-.2" long, borne on a large panicle, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Lateral leaflets ovate, elliptic, 3-lobed or lobed on one side, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Eastern Goatsbeard, Bride's Feathers
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus
Look for it in moist, nutrient-rich forests & woodland borders
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Fruits are dry capsules consisting of 3 seed chambers per flower, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Leaflets resemble elm leaves; terminal leaflet is unlobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Leaflets have double-toothed eges, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Inflorescence a large panicle of racemes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.