Black snakeroot (bugbane) bloom

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Wed, 08/21/2013 - 23:41

The fluffy, flaccid bloom of the moisture-loving native woodland perennial black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, also called black cohosh or bugbane.

For more about black snakeroot and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

Black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, is a shade-loving woodland perennial native to the eastern and midwestern states. It is also called black cohosh, black bugbane, or just bugbane. You are very likely to find it sold as Cimicifuga racemosa, bcause there has been botanical confusion and controversy over its genus. Should not be mixed up with the similarly-named "common black snakeroot," Sanicula odorata, a low-growing member of the carrot family.

 
For more about black snakeroot and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

- See more at: http://centralstreetneighbors.com/content/black-snakeroot-black-cohosh#s...

Black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, is a shade-loving woodland perennial native to the eastern and midwestern states. It is also called black cohosh, black bugbane, or just bugbane. You are very likely to find it sold as Cimicifuga racemosa, bcause there has been botanical confusion and controversy over its genus. Should not be mixed up with the similarly-named "common black snakeroot," Sanicula odorata, a low-growing member of the carrot family.

 
For more about black snakeroot and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

- See more at: http://centralstreetneighbors.com/content/black-snakeroot-black-cohosh#s...

Black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, is a shade-loving woodland perennial native to the eastern and midwestern states. It is also called black cohosh, black bugbane, or just bugbane. You are very likely to find it sold as Cimicifuga racemosa, bcause there has been botanical confusion and controversy over its genus. Should not be mixed up with the similarly-named "common black snakeroot," Sanicula odorata, a low-growing member of the carrot family.

 
For more about black snakeroot and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

- See more at: http://centralstreetneighbors.com/content/black-snakeroot-black-cohosh#s...

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