BUGBANE

any plant of the genus Cimicifuga, tall north-temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). The white spirelike bloom has a rank odor that attracts flies, which pollinate the plant. Common in woodlands of E North America is C. racemosa, black snakeroot, or black cohosh, whose root is used commercially as an herbal remedy for conditions associated with menopause. Other plants are also called bugbane and snakeroot; most plants called cohosh belong to the related baneberry genus. Bugbane is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae.

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1.
Spring Flora of Missouri
Book by Julian A. Steyermark; Missouri Botanical Garden, 1940
Subjects: Botany--Missouri
...or many flowers on a plant; rootstock not yellow 3. FALSE BUGBANE Trautvetteria 10. Petals or petal-like parts less than 5...long narrow cylindrical spray 6-36 15-90 dm. long 12. BUGBANE, BLACK SNAKEROOT Cimicifuga 12. Flowers in a short dense...
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Guide to the Vascular Flora of Illinois
Book by Robert H. Mohlenbrock; Southern Illinois University Press, 1975
Subjects: Botany--Illinois, Plants--Identification
...Larkspur. May-July. Prairies, very rare; Hancock Co. 4. Trautvetteria Fisch. Mey. False Bugbane 1. T. caroliniensis Walt. Vail. False Bugbane. June-July. Moist ground along a stream, very rare; Cass Co. 5. Thalictrum L. Meadow...
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The Ferns and Flowering Plants of Central Pennsylvania
Book by James Peter Kelly; Pennsylvania State College, 1937
Subjects: Botany--Pennsylvania, Ferns--Pennsylvania
................ .........................Bugbane, CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA 9. Fruit a berry 10. Berry red......Baneberry, ACTAEA RUBRA
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The World of Plant Life
Book by Clarence J. Hylander; Macmillan, 1939
Subjects: Botany--United States
...Baneberry, but the berries may be either red or white; this species is found from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains. The Bugbane or Cohosh Cimicifuga is a related genus of our southeastern states, with small white flowers in long loose spikes; the sepals...
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Naturalist's Guide to the Americas
Book by Victor E. Shelford; Williams & Wilkins, 1926
Subjects: Natural History, Nature Conservation
...Lonicera involucrata , Princes pine Chimaphila umbellata , twin flower Linnaea americana , columbine Aquilegia formosa , false bugbane Trautvetteria grandis and species of currants and gooseberries. Alpine meadows in both the Blue and Cascade Mountains may...
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Country Gardens
Magazine article by Steven R. Lorton; Sunset, Vol. 206, June 2001
Subjects: Flowers & plants, Gardens & gardening, Western states
...wild nearby. Then I added perennials, chosen as much for their foliage as for their bloom. Some of my favorites: astilbe, bugbane (Cimicifuga), columbine (Aquilegia), daylilies (Hemerocallis), euphorbias, filipendula, geraniums, meadow rue...


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Purple Passion: Color Provides Contrast, Pizazz
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 18, 2005
...ramosa Hillside Black Beauty (commonly called snakeroot or bugbane) has exquisite, dark purple, fernlike leaves. Growing 4...in September and October. If you are looking for a shorter bugbane, choose James Compton. It only reaches 30 inches, but still...
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Hail to the Hosta Gold Variety Can Brighten Up Those Shady Spots in Garden
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 15, 2007
...feet tall and 6 feet wide! I have planted a grouping of bugbane (Cimicifuga ramose Atropurpurea) nearby and am pleased with this combination. The vertical, open habit of the bugbane plays nicely with the large, broad hosta foliage. When...
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B Here Are the Answers to Last Week's 'B' Puzzle.How Many Did You Find?
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 9, 2011
...Brushwork Bubble Buccaneer Buck Bucket Buckle Buckler Buckskins Bud Buddha Budgerigar Buff Buff Tip Buffalo Buffalo Weaver Bug Bugbane Bugle Bugler Building Buidine Bulb Bulbul Bulgaria Bull Bullfight Bullterrier Bullfighter Bullring Bulldog Bullet Bullfinch...
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Tropical Splendor in the Exotic Frangipani
Newspaper article by Jacqueline Heriteau; The Washington Times, May 16, 1996
...geranium such as Wargrave Pink and Johnsons Blue are beautiful with ferns, as are blue hostas and clumps of low-growing bugbane, Cimicifuga simplex, and Palace Purple heuchera, which has striking maroon foliage. To lighten the color of the border...
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Divide and Conquer before Perennials Cause Trouble
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 6, 2007
...effort normally required to maintain a perennial garden: Choose perennials that will thrive for years without division. One is bugbane (Actaea, formerly Cimicifuga), a standout in the shade garden. It grows to a magnificent 4 or 5 feet tall, topped with...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bugbane  - 5 results

 
 
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Bugbane
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BUGBANE any plant of the genus Cimicifuga, tall...placebo.) Other plants are also called bugbane and snakeroot; most plants called cohosh belong to the related baneberry genus. Bugbane is classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Snakeroot
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SNAKEROOT name for several plants, among them black snakeroot (see bugbane ), button snakeroot or blazing star , senega snakeroot (see milkwort ), and white snakeroot...
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Baneberry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...plants called herb Christopher, particularly the dark-fruited European species. The baneberry is similar to the related bugbane, one species of which is also called cohosh. Baneberry is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida...
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Cohosh
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COHOSH kohosh , name for several plants, among them baneberry and black cohosh, a species of bugbane , both of the buttercup family; and blue cohosh, a member of the barberry family. Both families are classified in the division...
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Buttercup
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...familiar wildflowers and many cultivated ornamentals. Well-known representatives are the aconite , anemone , baneberry , bugbane , clematis (one of the few vine genera), columbine , globeflower , hellebore , hepatica , larkspur , love-in-a-mist...


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