Scientific Name
Astilbe biternata

Common Name
False goat's beard

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 2 to 6 feet
Flower/fruit: Large, elongated, much-branched, terminal cluster of small white or yellowish flowers; ten stamens; hairy flower stalk; 4 to 5 narrow petals
Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer
Foliage: Up to 2 foot, compound leaves divided into three parts; divided again into three toothed or lobed, ovate leaflets; terminal leaflet has three lobes
Site: Mountain woods
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