Scientific Name
    Actaea racemosa
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Actaea racemosa L.
            Park
    Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    black cohosh
            Park Synonyms
    Actaea racemosa var. racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa, Actaea racemosa var. racemosa
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Plantae | 
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae | 
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta | 
| Superdivision | Embryophyta | 
| Division | Tracheophyta | 
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina | 
| Class | Magnoliopsida | 
| Superorder | Ranunculanae | 
| Order | Ranunculales | 
| Family | Ranunculaceae | 
| Genus | Actaea | 
| Species | Actaea racemosa | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.  Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the vascular plants of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.  Draft report submitted to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, Asheville, NC.
        
            Abundance
    
        
        
    Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
1    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
0    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    Nora Murdock
            Created Date
    8/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    eraskin@nps.gov
            Last Modified Date
    6/16/2025 9:24:15 AM
            Notes
    
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