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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. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  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. Flora of North America. 1993-
Common names
English
Appalachian bugbane –
Swedish
spjutsilverax –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Pennsylvania]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia]
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411901. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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