black snakeroot

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Noun1.black snakeroot - deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United Statesblack snakeroot - deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
wild ginger - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
2.black snakeroot - North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgiablack snakeroot - North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
bugbane - a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
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Thimble-plant Season, Wood Mint Season, Lopseed Season and Leafcup Season replace Black Snakeroot Season in the shade.
canadensis; Canada Black Snakeroot, Canada Sanicle: C = 2; BSUH 16527.
Spires of sweet-scented Black Snakeroot (Actea or Cimicifuga) pair well with chartreuse foliage of the biennial Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), and Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculm) is a magnet for Monarch butterflies.
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