Black Baneberry (Actaea racemosa L.)
Also known as black cohosh, black snakeroot; also classified as Cimicifuga racemosa.
↑Summary
A large herbaceous woodland plant.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present | |
| Native or Introduced | |
| Native or Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
Cultivated in shaded gardens, where it is valued for its distinctive foliage and large flower spikes.
Has historically been used as a medicinal plant as well.
↑Related Plants
White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) occurs in much of this plant's range, and is often found in similar habitats as well.
Numerous other Actaea species also occur in North America; all are native except the European Actaea spicata which has become established in northern New Jersey.
↑Links & External Resources
• Actaea racemosa (Black Baneberry) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Black Cohosh | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa (Black Cohosh) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Black Baneberry | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Actaea racemosa L. (Common Black Cohosh, Bugbane) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
