Family: Ranunculaceae 
Synonyms: Actaea gyrostachya
   Actaea monogyna
   Actaea orthostachya
   Botrophis actaeoides
   Botrophis pumila
   Botrophis serpentaria
   Cimicifuga americana
   Cimicifuga racemosa
   Cimicifuga serpentaria
   Cimicifuga serpentaria var. orthostachya
   Thalictrodes racemosa
Type: Perennial 
Common: Black cohosh,
Black snakeroot