Caulophyllum
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Caulophyllum

blue cohosh
papoose root
squaw root

Hierarchical position of the Genus Caulophyllum

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Ranunculopsida Brongn.
pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xxvi, 96. 12 Aug 1843.
  
   Subclassis  Ranunculidae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Novon 2: 235. 1992.
  
   SuperOrdo  Ranunculanae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.
  
   Ordo  Berberidales Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 44. 1829.
  
   Familia  Berberidaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 286. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Barberries
  
   Genus  Caulophyllum Michx.
common name: cohosh
  

Named members of the Genus Caulophyllum

1
   Species  giganteum (Farw.) Loconte & Blackwell
common name: giant blue cohosh
2
   Species  thalictroides (L.) Michx.
common name: blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root
  
 
3
   Varietas  giganteum Farw.
syn. Caulophyllum giganteum

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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