Actaea podocarpa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ranunculaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Actaea
Species:	Actaea podocarpa DC.
Common Name	Mountain Bugbane
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Dissection: 3; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Cimicifuga racemosa var. cordifolia	Cimicifuga racemosa var. cordifolia (DC.) A. Gray

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Knott (KY), Menifee (KY), Pulaski (KY), Wolfe (KY), Carter (TN), Fentress (TN), Monroe (TN), Sevier (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, MEM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0070271	Pulaski	Kentucky	09 Oct 1988	Max Medley	APSC Actaea podocarpa
APSC0068392	Monroe	Tennessee			APSC Actaea podocarpa
APSC0068391	Monroe	Tennessee			APSC Actaea podocarpa
APSC0006551	Sevier	Tennessee			APSC Actaea podocarpa
APSC0107979	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Actaea podocarpa
APSC0092648	Fentress	Tennessee			APSC Actaea podocarpa
ETSU035138	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Actaea podocarpa
ETSU035139	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Actaea podocarpa
ETSU035140	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Actaea podocarpa
MEM011142	Harlan	Kentucky	12 Jun 1975	Raymond Athey 3106A	MEM Actaea podocarpa
MEM017972	Sevier	Tennessee		Dan Pittillo 2600	MEM Actaea podocarpa
N/A	Wolfe	Kentucky	12 Aug 1992	Ross C. Clark 22688	EKY Actaea podocarpa
N/A	Wolfe	Kentucky	12 Aug 1992	R.C. Clark 22688	EKY Actaea podocarpa
31234100779840	Menifee	Kentucky	17 Jul 2017	Thomas McFadden 596	EKY Actaea podocarpa

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Actaea podocarpa

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