Read about Actaea and Cimicifuga from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Actaea podocarpa
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Actaea podocarpa
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 076-09-002:
Cimicifuga americana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Black Cohosh, American Cohosh, Late Black Cohosh
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ciam_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060429_006b
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
Terminal leaflet with 3 major veins arising from the base, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060429_006c
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170818_704
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm111008_942
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Petiole of basal leaves with a deep, broad groove (ca. 1mm wide & deep), per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
Cohosh, Doll's-eyes, and Goatsbeard
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JK Marlow jkm111008_949
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Follicles 8-15mm long, 4-8mm broad, glabrous, compressed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.