Cimicifuga
| Cimicifuga | |
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| Cimicifuga heracleifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Cimicifuga Wernisch. |
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Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae,[1] native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The genus is now generally included in Actaea[2].
The name Cimicifuga means 'bedbug repeller'.
Numerous cultivars (Listed as Actaea) have been developed for garden use, of which 'Brunette' (Actaea Atropurpurea Group) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Selected species
Cimicifuga Brunette (Brunette bugbane) September 2014 U.K.
- Cimicifuga americana
- Cimicifuga arizonica
- Cimicifuga biternata
- Cimicifuga brachycarpa
- Cimicifuga dahurica
- Cimicifuga elata
- Cimicifuga europaea
- Cimicifuga foetida - Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
- Cimicifuga heracleifolia
- Cimicifuga japonica
- Cimicifuga laciniata
- Cimicifuga nanchuanensis
- Cimicifuga racemosa
- Cimicifuga rubifolia
- Cimicifuga simplex
- Cimicifuga yunnanensis
- Cimicifuga rhizoma - also often translated as Sheng ma Chinese herb
References
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cimicifuga". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 368. - ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=actaea
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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