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n. - Small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane.

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  • Flora can languish or become dormant, like the shade-tolerant perennial snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa).
  • Black cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa was used by Native American women, immigrant European women, and in the famous Lydia E.
  • A dark bugbane (formally known as Actaea racemosa or Cimicifuga), which grows almost three feet tall, is one of my favorites for its odd-shaped leaves and color.
  • Actea (used to be Cimicifuga) - and there's a new type that's billed as more vigorous and persistent than the other ebony-toned ones.
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