Actaea racemosa

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

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

Citation

Citation	ACTAEA RACEMOSA L., Sp. Pl. 1: 504. 1753. (1 May 1753)
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
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, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TROY000008085	Bullock	02 Jun 2004	Alvin R. Diamond 14413	TROY Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127866	DeKalb	1 Jul 1969	H. A. Beaty s.n.	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
35008	Shelby	19 JUL 1977	SESSLER, ANN H. 1734	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
JSU127864	Cleburne	8 Nov 1984	R. D. Whetstone 14793	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
53436	Jackson	13 JUN 1991	GUNN, SCOTT C. 2018	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
UWAL0031270	St. Clair	15 Jun 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8985	UWAL Actaea racemosa L.
52817	Bullock	27 MAY 1991	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 7394	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
JSU127861	Clay	9 Aug 1992	J. M. Ballard 501	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU146107	Cleburne	02 Oct 1992	F. Hutchinson 1054	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127873	Jackson	22 May 1996	R. D. Whetstone 17662	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127863	Cleburne	26 Jun 1968	K. E. Landers s.n.	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000031311	DeKalb	19 Aug 1981	Henderson 418	TROY Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127862	Clay	9 Aug 1992	J. M. Ballard 501	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127860	Calhoun	30 Apr 1955	Ray Biard s.n.	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
37507	DeKalb	19 AUG 1981	HENDERSON, T. 418	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
UWAL0008237	Pike	30 May 2011	A.R. Diamond 22170	UWAL Actaea racemosa L.
JSU127876	Marshall	13 Jun 1976	R. D. Whetstone 8484	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127874	Marshall	20 Aug 1992	F. W. Clearman Jr. 207	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
33720	St. Clair	21 JUN 1978	OWSLEY, C. M. S.N.	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
31312	Jackson	21 JUN 1975	HORNER, KENT 124	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
58358	Tallapoosa	14 JUN 1997	TYLER, PATRICIA J. TYLER102	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
60971	Jackson	13 JUN 1991	GUNN, SCOTT C. 2018	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
JSU127867	Etowah	18 May 1971	Kenneth E. Landers s.n.	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
50691	Pike	6 NOV 1991	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 7768	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
JSU127872	Jackson	22 May 1996	R. D. Whetstone 17662	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
TROY000032645	Pike	30 May 2011	Alvin R. Diamond 22170	TROY Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127870	Jackson	22 Jun 1999	K. R. Brodeur 2021	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127868	Etowah	31 May 1973	Kenneth E. Landers RDW-1194	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
47153	Marshall	24 JUL 1983	DODD, J. K. 113	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
UNA00054288	Blount	11 Jul 1998	Brian R. Keener 1219	UNA Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
JSU127877	Randolph	18 Aug 1986	C. F. Nixon 2783	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127871	Jackson	22 Jun 1999	K. R. Brodeur 2021	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127869	Etowah	31 May 1973	Kenneth E. Landers RDW-1194	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
47154	Marshall	24 JUL 1983	DODD, J. K. 113	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA
UNA00030209	Blount	14 Jun 1884	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
SAMF0001663	Calhoun	08 Jul 2013	L. J. Davenport 5518	SAMF Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127878	Randolph	19 Aug 1986	C. F. Nixon 2783	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127865	Cleburne	8 Nov 1984	P. L. Smith s.n.	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
JSU127875	Marshall	30 Mar 1992	D. D. Spaulding 1250	JSU Actaea racemosa Linnaeus
UNA00030219	St. Clair	26 Jul 1880	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
UNA00030214	Cullman	10 Jul 1969	R. Kral 35377	UNA Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
58713	Bullock	20 MAY 1991	FREEMAN, JOHN D. S.N.	AUA ACTAEA RACEMOSA L. var. RACEMOSA

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Citation Information:

Keener, B. R., A.R. Diamond, L. J. Davenport, P. G. Davison, S. L. Ginzbarg, C. J. Hansen, C. S. Major, D. D. Spaulding, J. K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2017. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

Actaea racemosa

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