Genus: 1 species.
English: Carolina bugbane; False bugbane; Tassel-rue.
Region: Asia, eastern and western North America.
Habitat: moist wooded areas.
BotanyHerb; perennial; up to 1.5 meters.
Root: rhizomatous.
Stem: erect.
Leaves: large, ± 35 cm wide; green, darker on top and paler underneath; palmate, deeply divided, pointed, toothed lobes; petiole long, slender, up to 45 cm long.
Inflorescence: several clusters of flowers on branches.
Flowers: no petals; many long, white stamens each up to 1 cm long; spherical cluster of green pistils.
Fruit: spherical cluster, green.