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Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald

Goatsbeard · Rosaceae

Also known as Actaea dioica, Aruncus allegheniensis, Aruncus americanus, Aruncus vulgaris and 1 more synonyms. Common names: Buck's-beard.

Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (known as goat's beard, buck's-beard or bride's feathers) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, and is the type species of the genus Aruncus.

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About Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (known as goat's beard, buck's-beard or bride's feathers) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, and is the type species of the genus Aruncus. It has alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin, stiff stems, with plumes of feathery white or cream flowers borne in summer. This plant can be found in moist woodland, often at higher altitudes, throughout temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and eastern and western North America. In...

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Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range

Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Amur, Arkansas, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia, East Himalaya, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Carolina, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Yakutiya, Yukon

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