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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Berberidaceae
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
blue cohosh, papoose-root, squaw-root
Caulophyllum: Greek kaulos for "stem" and phyllum for "leaf"
thalictroides: like Greek plant name, Thalictrum
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb, smooth |
| Flower: | green to yellow, 6-parted, 3/8"-1/2" wide; inflorescence a branched, terminal cluster (cyme) of 5-70 flowers; blooms April-May |
| Fruit: | dark blue, berry-like, stalked |
| Leaf: | large, from above the middle of the stem; 3-parted into leaflets which are again 3-parted and 2-5-lobed |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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