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Tall bugbane

Actaea elata

Photo by JeanSawatzky
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49.1461, -121.941

Field Notes

Description:

Long flower spikes growing from a low shrub amongst thick ground cover under a forest of fir, hemlock, maple, and alder.

Habitat:

Pacific Northwest mixed forest.

Notes:

Found along the hiking trail on Mt Thom, Chilliwack, BC. There were approximately 15 of these plants along several miles of trail.

Species ID Suggestions

Black Cohosh

Cimicifuga elata

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Behn
1

Foamflower

Tiarella sp.
J-Lynn
1

Amaranthus hybridus L.

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p.young713
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Comments (5)
paconline
Hi Jean I'm giving the BC Conservation Data Centre a hand mapping rare plant species in BC. We would like to map your Tall Bugbane and Phantom Orchid observation and archive it in the provincial database. Would you be able to contact me or provide me with your observation details and locations so we can map them accurately? Sincerely, Paul Chytyk, Victoria, BC. email: [email protected]
JeanSawatzky
Have changed the name from Cimicifuga elata to Actaea elata to reflect new information.
Behn
Lucky spotting Jean, this plant is quite rare down here in Washington.
JeanSawatzky
Hi everyone, Thanks for all the help in tracking down an ID for this spotting.
Behn
This will be a better pic of the leaves for ya. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/ofp/cim_ela.htm

Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of North America
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
Mission
BC Forest Diversity
Photographed
PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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