Black Snakeroot

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Black Snakeroot in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cimicifuga racemosa, Nutt. (C. serpentaria, Pursh). Fig. 963. St. 3-8 ft. high: lvs. 2-3 times 3-4-parted; lfts. mostly ovate, firm texture: racemes few, rigidly erect, often becoming 2 ft. long: follicles rather shorter than the pedicel, nearly ¼ in. long, short style abruptly recurved. July, Aug. Ga. to Canada and westward. Intro. 1891. Gt. 13:443. Gn. 46, p. 269. G.C. II. 10:557; III. 48:218.— Very pretty in fr., with its 2 rows of oval follicles always extending upward from the lateral branches. The commonest in gardens. Rhizome and roots valued in medicine. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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