Actaea japonica

(Actaea japonica)

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Description

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. The name Cimicifuga means 'bedbug repeller'.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Actaea
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