''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of between 12 and 18

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the

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Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium' ...

, native to

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regions of the

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. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. The name ''Cimicifuga'' means ' bedbug repeller'.

Selected species

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Cimicifuga americana ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. ...

'' *'' Cimicifuga arizonica'' *''

Cimicifuga biternata ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga brachycarpa ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga dahurica ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. ...

'' - ''Sheng ma'' in Chinese () *'' Cimicifuga elata'' *''

Cimicifuga europaea ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga foetida ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga heracleifolia ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

'' - both used in TCM as ''Sheng ma'' in Chinese () *''

Cimicifuga japonica ''Actaea japonica'', the Japanese bugbane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to central and southern China including Hainan, Jeju Island in South Korea, and central and southern Japan. A perennial, the Roy ...

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Cimicifuga laciniata ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga nanchuanensis ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga racemosa ''Actaea racemosa'', the black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, rattle-top, or fairy candle ( syn. ''Cimicifuga racemosa''), is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to eastern North America from the extrem ...

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Cimicifuga rubifolia ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

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Cimicifuga simplex ''Actaea simplex'', the baneberry or bugbane, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. A clump-forming rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, its native range includes the Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Siberian regions of Russia, western ...

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Cimicifuga yunnanensis ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

In pharmacology

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Cimicifugae rhizoma ''Cimicifuga'' (bugbane or cohosh) was a genus of between 12 and 18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is now generally included in '' Actaea''. T ...

'' - pharmacological term in herbal medicine (Cimicifuga/Actea root), translated as ''Sheng ma'', Chinese herb

References

External links

Flora of North America: ''Cimicifuga''Flora of China: ''Cimicifuga''The Plant List: "Actaea"

Wikimedia

Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae genera Historically recognized angiosperm genera {{Ranunculales-stub