Family: ranunculaceae
Common name(s): snakeroot; black cohosh
Synonym(s): Cimicifuga racemosa Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 8~9
General resources
Links for Actaea racemosa
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-8)
(10 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3)
(3 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 3b)
(1 photo)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 varieties in database)
(11 photos)
- Heritage Perennials - Profile with description and horticultural details. (zone 3-9)
(1 photo)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(2 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(5 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-8)
(7 photos)
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status.
(6 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 3-8)
(11 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon). Also pages for another instance and another instance.
- Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus.
- Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (zone 3-8)
(1 photo)
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations.
(4 photos)
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