Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
Habitat: Moist, shady woods at low elevations.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Herbaceous perennial from a woody rhizome, the stems branched above, 1-2 m. tall, finely pubescent and somewhat glandular above.
Leaves alternate, bi-ternate, the leaflets ovate-cordate, up to 1.5 cm. long, tri-lobed, and again shallowly lobed and toothed.
Inflorescenses paniculate, bracteate, branches glandular to lanate; sepals 5, white to pinkish-white; petals 0 (absent); stamens 20-30; pistils 1-3, superior, sessile.
Follicles 9-12 mm. long, sub-sessile, usually single in the upper flowers.
Publication: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9(3): 246. 1887.
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var. elata – tall bugbane
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwest British Columbia to southwest Oregon.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Actaea elata in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Actaea elata checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Actaea elata information.
E-Flora BC: Actaea elata atlas page.
CalPhotos: Actaea elata photos.
USDA Plants: Actaea elata information.
