PLANTS Profile for Actaea rubifolia (Appalachian bugbane)

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Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz
Appalachian bugbane

Symbol:

ACRU14

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

Cimicifuga cordifolia

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 91. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

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Synonyms:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

ACCO26	Actaea cordifolia auct. non DC.
CICO4	Cimicifuga cordifolia auct. non (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray
CIRAC3	Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. var. cordifolia auct. non (DC.) A. Gray
CIRU	Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney	Appalachian bugbane

Distribution:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz


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USA (AL, IL, IN, KY, PA, TN, VA)

Related Taxa:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 10 species in Actaea

Classification:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Actaea L. – baneberry
Species	Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz – Appalachian bugbane

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Cimicifuga rubifolia
black cohosh		Threatened
Indiana:
Cimicifuga rubifolia
Appalachian bugbane		Endangered
Kentucky:
Cimicifuga rubifolia
Appalachian bugbane		Threatened
Tennessee:
Cimicifuga rubifolia
Appalachian bugbane		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 12:10 AM CDT