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SOURCE. This plant is common in rich woodlands of the United States, 

 westward to Iowa and northward to Canada. Acta'a racemo'sa is 

 mentioned by Fliickiger as a synonym of this plant. A similar plant, 



FIG. 69. Cimififuga racemose Plant and rhizome. 



Acta'a spicat'a, furnishing a rhizome resembling black snakeroot, 

 is common in Europe; it differs, however, in having juicy berries 

 instead of dry follicles. 



DESCRIPTION or DRUG. A short horizontal rhizome from 10 to 25 mm. 

 (% to i in.) thick, with numerous branches remains of aerial stems 



