black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, or fairy candle (Actaea racemosa)

Actaea racemosa is a species in the Actaea genus. It is commonly known as black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, or fairy candle This name is accepted name for the species in the family Ranunculaceae subfamily Helleboroideae, tribe Cimicifugeae , . . This species is found in eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas.