a.k.a. Actea
Bugbane

Cimicifuga americana  
C. racemosa
aka (Actaea racemosa)		 Bugbane, Cohosh Bugbane, Black Snakeroot
C. simplex Kamchatka Bugbane

Species Hgt
(ft)		 Flower
Time		 Leaflet
Size (in)		 Inflorescence
length (ft)		 No. of
Pistils
C. americana 2-6 mid 1-3 2-3 3-8
C. racemosa 6-8 early 3-4 3-4 1-2
C. simplex 3-4 late 1-2 2-3 2-3

* Guides and Keys are from the book "Herbaceous Perennial Plants A Treatise on their Identification, Culture and Garden Attributes" by Dr Allan M. Armitage of the University of Georgia. Varsity Press, Athens, Georgia. 1989 ISBN 0-942375-00. More on Dr Armitage and his other books.

 
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