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Taxon:  Actaea cordifolia DC.



Summary
Genus:
Actaea
Section:
Oligocarpae
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Actaeeae
Nomen number:
411901
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 1:383. 1817
Comment:
originally based on Cimicifuga cordifolia sensu Pursh (1813-1814), non Cimicifuga cordifolia Pursh, nom. superfl. (= A. podocarpa DC.), as DC. excluded the type, C. americana Michx., of Pursh's name
Verified:
09/18/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga cordifolia (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz
Cimicifuga rubifolia Kearney
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Compton, J. A. et al. 1998. Reclassification of Actaea to include Cimicifuga and Souliea (Ranunculaceae): phylogeny inferred from morphology, nrDNA ITS, and cpDNA trnL-F sequence variation. Taxon 47:618.
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Cimicifuga rubifolia
Common names
English
Appalachian bugbane –
Swedish
spjutsilverax –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoiss.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianas.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvaniaBerks Co.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabaman.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentuckys.e. & n.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginias.w.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana (s.w.), Pennsylvania (Berks Co.)]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (n.e.), Kentucky (s.e. & n.w.), Virginia (s.w.), Tennessee]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411901. Accessed 15 May 2025.