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Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot; Tall Bugbane

Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot; Tall Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa

Flowers–Foetid, feathery, white, in an elongated wand-like raceme, 6 in. to 2 ft. long, at the end of a stem 3 to

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Pearly, or Large-flowered, Everlasting; Immortelle, Silver Leaf; Moonshine; Cottonweed; None-so-pretty

Pearly, or Large-flowered, Everlasting; Immortelle, Silver Leaf; Moonshine; Cottonweed; None-so-pretty

Anaphalis margaritacea

Flower-heads–Numerous pearly-white scales of the involucre holding tubular florets only; borne in broad, rather flat, compound corymbs at the summit. Stem: Cottony, 1

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White Asters or Starworts

White Asters or Starworts

In dry, open woodlands, thickets, and roadsides, from August to October, we find the dainty White Wood Aster (A. divaricatus)–A. corymbosus of Gray–its brittle zig-zag stem two feet high or less, branching at the top, and repeatedly

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