Actaea cimicifuga
A species in the Ranunculaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Actaea
- Species
- Actaea cimicifuga
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Actaea cimicifuga. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Actaea cimicifuga var. racemosaName author: (Regel) J.Compton
- Actaea macropodaName author: Turcz. ex Fisch. & Mey
- Actaea maireiName author: (H.Lév.) J.Compton
- Actaea mairei var. foliolosaName author: (P.K.Hsiao) J.Compton
- Actaea podocarpaName author: Schltdl.
- Actinospora wallichiiName author: Meisn.
- Cimicifuga cimicifugaName author: (L.) H.Karst.
- Cimicifuga foetidaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cimicifuga foetida var. foliolosaName author: P.K.Hsiao
- Cimicifuga foetida var. maireiName author: (H.Lév.) W.T.Wang & Zh.Wang
- Cimicifuga foetida var. racemosaName author: Regel
- Cimicifuga foetida var. velutinaName author: Franch. ex Finet & Gagnep.
- Cimicifuga maireiName author: H.Lév.
- Cimicifuga mairei var. foliolosaName author: (P.K.Hsiao) J.Compton & Hedd.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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