Species: Actaea elata
Tall Bugbane
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Actaea
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Buttercup Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae - Actaea - Treated by Kartesz (1999) as Actaea elata; also known as Cimicifuga elata (e.g., in Kartesz (1994)).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A coarse perennial herb, 1-2 m tall, that produces white petalless flowers in the summer.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2004-02-18
Global Status Last Changed
2004-02-06
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
This species range is the Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada. In Oregon, it occurs in the western Cascades and Willamette Valley of western Oregon from Jackson County in the south to the Washington/Oregon border.