[The Buttercup Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Tall Bugbane

Cimicifuga elata var. elata

Synonyms Actaea elata, Actaea elata var. elata

Tall Bugbane: Cimicifuga elata var. elata (Synonyms Actaea elata, Actaea elata var. elata) - Tall Bugbane: Cimicifuga elata var. elata (Synonyms Actaea elata, Actaea elata var. elata)

Tall bugbane from Ainsworth State Park, Columbia Gorge Scenic Area.....June 1990.

Habitat:

Tall bugbane lives in shady lowland forests, mainly west of the Cascades. Its range is from the Olympic Peninsula south to northwestern Oregon.

Paul Slichter