Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

The genus is closely related to Actaea, and some botanists include it in that genus; if included, the number of species in Actaea rises from 8 to 20-26.

Selected species

• Cimicifuga americana
• Cimicifuga arizonica
• Cimicifuga biternata
• Cimicifuga brachycarpa
• Cimicifuga dahurica
• Cimicifuga elata
• Cimicifuga europaea
• Cimicifuga foetida
• Cimicifuga heracleifolia
• Cimicifuga japonica
• Cimicifuga laciniata
• Cimicifuga nanchuanensis
• Cimicifuga racemosa
• Cimicifuga rubifolia
• Cimicifuga simplex
• Cimicifuga yunnanensis

External links

• Flora of North America: Cimicifuga
• Flora of China: Cimicifuga

Ranunculales