Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Trautvetteria grandis [Trautveteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis] [Actaea grandis]
Family
Ranunculaceae
CommonName
western bugbane, false bugane, tasselrue, tassel-rue
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1945
LatestDate
2025
Ecosystem
montane
Geobotanical
SSanjuans
Counties
Conejos, Archuleta
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
In the Watershed Trautvetteria grandis has been recorded regularly from forest understory and sometimes by lake and stream edges, but only from a fairly restricted area in the Rio Chama and Conejos River drainages (Archuleta Co and Conejos Co). It is also found in the New Mexico Rio Grande drainage, from the Colorado border down to Socorro Co. Note that in 2026 POWO divided the USA Trautvetteria caroliniensis into two species: Trautvetteria caroliniensis (distributed in southeastern USA); and Trautvetteria grandis (all western USA states and Canada except for Utah). Also note that this unusual flower has no petals. What might be taken for petals are stamens.