Berberidaceae

Giant blue cohosh

Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Caulophyllum

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Giant blue cohosh: Caulophyllum giganteum - early blue cohosh - at the Skaneateles Conservation Area, Onondaga County, New York — Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Giant blue cohosh
Finnish: Kirsisinisiemen

Synonyms

Caulophyllum thalictroides var. giganteum Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.