Actaea racemosa

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Species Distribution Map
Family:RANUNCULACEAE
Species:Actaea racemosa L.
Common Name:Common Black Cohosh; Early Black Cohosh; Black Bugbane
Habitat:Rich mesic woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Common Black Cohosh is a native herbaceous perennial in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to the eastern half of Alabama. Common Black Cohosh occurs in mesic deciduous forests, on wooded slopes, in ravines, and in rocky woods. It is a perennial with a knotty rhizome. Leaves are basal and cauline. Cauline leaves are alternate. Leaves are petiolate, 2-3 times ternately compound with 20-70 leaflets, and glabrous. Leaflets are obovate to ovate-lanceolate in outline, 2-5 lobed, with the margins toothed or incised. Fragrant flowers are produced in erect panicles of raceme-like branches. Individual flowers have 4 greenish-white sepals, 1-8 white petals, and 55-110 stamens. There is one pistil. The fruit is an ovoid follicle. Common Black Cohosh is sometimes available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a moist, organic-rich soil in partial to full shade. The foliage tends to scorch if plants are excessively dry or exposed to full sun. Common Black Cohosh is deer and rabbit resistant. It has been used by Native Americans and herbalists to treat gynecological and other disorders.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus Actaea
Species Actaea racemosa L. - Common Black Cohosh; Early Black Cohosh; Black Bugbane

Citation

Citation Actaea racemosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 504. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: "2 racemosa", Without data (lectotype: LINN 665.3). Lectotypified by Comton et al, Taxon 47: 614. 1998.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cimicifuga racemosa Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl.) 2: 15. 1818.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1880 - 1969

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
SAMF0001663 Calhoun 08 Jul 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5518		 SAMF
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127868 Etowah 31 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1194		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_33720 St. Clair 21 Jun 1978 Owsley, C.Michael
S.N.		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127878 Randolph 19 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2783		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0049953 Pike 14 Jun 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28987		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa L.
ALNHS00004552 Jackson 02 Jul 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1435		 ALNHS
Actaea racemosa L.
JSU127875 Marshall 30 Mar 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1250		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_52817 Bullock 27 May 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7394		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127869 Etowah 31 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1194		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58358 Tallapoosa 14 Jun 1997 Tyler, Patricia J.
TYLER102		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
TROY000050469 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8348		 TROY
Actaea racemosa L.
AUA_ACC_50691 Pike 6 Nov 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7768		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127874 Marshall 20 Aug 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
207		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000049050 Pike 14 Jun 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28987		 TROY
Actaea racemosa L.
JSU127866 DeKalb 1 Jul 1969 Beaty, H.A.
s.n.		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
SAMF0006939 Calhoun 24 Jun 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6423		 SAMF
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000048302 Elmore 01 Jun 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28960		 TROY
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0037072 Calhoun 01 Jun 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10141		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
ALNHS00001162 Jackson 26 Apr 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#593		 ALNHS
Actaea racemosa L.
AUA_ACC_47153 Marshall 24 Jul 1983 Dodd, J.K.
113		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127865 Cleburne 8 Nov 1984 Smith, P.L.
s.n.		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000032645 Pike 30 May 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22170		 TROY
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127863 Cleburne 26 Jun 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58713 Bullock 20 May 1991 Freeman, John D.
S.N.		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127877 Randolph 18 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2783		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UNA00054288 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1219		 UNA
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
AUA_ACC_31312 Jackson 21 Jun 1975 Horner, Kent
124		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
UNA00030209 Blount 14 Jun 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
JSU127867 Etowah 18 May 1971 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA000039468 Clay 9 Aug 1953 Davis, Harold
 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L.
JSU127864 Cleburne 8 Nov 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14793		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37507 DeKalb 19 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
418		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
ALNHS00003986 Tallapoosa 10 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2286		 ALNHS
Actaea racemosa L.
UWAL0037073 Calhoun 01 Jun 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10141		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_47154 Marshall 24 Jul 1983 Dodd, J.K.
113		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127873 Jackson 22 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17662		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0036377 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8348		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UNA00047188 Marshall 4 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1907		 UNA
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
SAMF0006792 Calhoun 01 Jun 2017 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6576		 SAMF
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127871 Jackson 22 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2021		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000031311 DeKalb 19 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
418		 TROY
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UNA00030219 St. Clair 26 Jul 1880 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
JSU127861 Clay 9 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
501		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_53436 Jackson 13 Jun 1991 Gunn, Scott C.
2018		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
TROY000008085 Bullock 02 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14413		 TROY
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0008237 Pike 30 May 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22170		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa L.
JSU127870 Jackson 22 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2021		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU146107 Cleburne 02 Oct 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
1054		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UNA00030214 Cullman 10 Jul 1969 Kral, Robert
35377		 UNA
Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
JSU127862 Clay 9 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
501		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_60971 Jackson 13 Jun 1991 Gunn, Scott C.
2018		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
JSU127876 Marshall 13 Jun 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8484		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_35008 Shelby 19 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1734		 AUA
Actaea Racemosa L. Var. Racemosa
UWAL0031270 St. Clair 15 Jun 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8985		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa L.
JSU127860 Calhoun 30 Apr 1955 Baird. Ray
s.n.		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127872 Jackson 22 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17662		 JSU
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0036430 Marshall 13 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8408		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UWAL0050105 Elmore 01 Jun 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28960		 UWAL
Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
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