Ranunculaceae

Early Meadow Rue is a graceful spring-blooming perennial with long-stalked leaves divided into many delicate, lobed segments. This plant is dioecious, with separate male and female flower. Petal-less male flowers have yellow stamens that hang like small tassels. The female tassel-like blossoms are purple and appear on separate plants. Found in…

Black Cohosh is an upright rhizomatous perennial native to eastern North America. It is found in a variety of woodland settings from Maine south to Georgia and west to Missouri and Arkansas. It prefers rich moisture-retentive soils in partial to full shade and can be slow to get established. Ideally, it…