Actaea podocarpa, the mountain bugbane or mountain black-cohosh, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found in the Appalachian Mountains, with a disjunct population in Illinois. It is found in rich, mesic forests often in boulder-strewn coves.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Baneberry; berries and roots cardiotoxic Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Actaea racemosa — toxic
- Actaea simplex — toxic
- Actaea europaea — toxic
- Actaea rubifolia — toxic
- Actaea elata — toxic
- Actaea laciniata — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Actaea
- Species
- Actaea podocarpa
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