Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

Locations ofActaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz in Virginia

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Family
Ranunculaceae
Botanical Name
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz
Common Name
Appalachian Black Cohosh
Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz
Comments
A comprehensive study by Compton, Culham, & Jury in Taxon 47:593-634 (1998) advocates the inclusion of Cimicifuga in Actaea.
Habitat
Rich, mesic, cove and slope forests over limestone and dolostone. Rare in the mountains of far sw. Virginia; known from fewer than 10 sites.
Native Status
Native

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