Black Cohosh - Non-Timber Forest Products

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
is one of the more prominent medicinal plants
harvested from Appalachian forests. Concern
for the conservation of the plant is increasing.
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ThE AUThORS:
by
Mary L. Predny, Research Associate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Wood Science and Forest Products Department, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Patricia DeAngelis, Botanist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Scientific Authority, Arlington, VA 22203.
photograph
James L. Chamberlain, Research Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Cover