Actaea cimicifuga
Bugbane, Chinese Cimicifuga
Other regional names: Foetid Bugbane +1 more
- Foetid Bugbane
- Foetid’s Bugbane
Also known as: Actaea cimicifuga var. racemosa (Regel) Compton +13 more
- Actaea cimicifuga var. racemosa (Regel) Compton
- Actaea dahurica Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Actaea frigida (Royle) Prantl
- Actaea frigida Wall.
- Actaea macropoda Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Actaea mairei (H.Lév.) Compton
- Actinospora frigida (Royle) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Actinospora wallichii Meisn.
- Cimicifuga cimicifuga (L.) H.Karst.
- Cimicifuga foetida f. brevirostris Zapal.
- Cimicifuga foetida f. macrocarpa Zapal.
- Cimicifuga foetida var. bifida W.T.Wang & P.K.Hsiao
- Cimicifuga foetida var. longibracteata P.K.Hsiao
- Cimicifuga foetida var. mairei (H.Lév.) W.T.Wang & Zh.Wang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Actaea cimicifuga (commonly known as Bugbane or Chinese cimicifuga) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tibet, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany