False Bugbane
trautvetteria caroliniensis
Perennial. Grows as a ground cover in moist woods May to August.
Large palmately lobed leaves 4-8" wide below the green-white
petalless flowers on a tall stem. 2-3 feet tall.
Flowers showiness largely due to the tufted white stamens,
in flat-topped, stalked clusters. Widely rhizomatous perennial
with stems scattered on rhizomes, producing colonies.
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