Cimicifuga elata)[5][6] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name tall bugbane.

It is associated with the forest trees Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum),[4] western redcedar (Thuja plicata), red alder (Alnus rubra), and vine maple (Acer circinatum), and other forest plants such as oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor), hazelnut (Corylus cornuta), sword fern (Polystichum munitum), and snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus).

Alpine enchanter's nightshade (Circaea alpina), herb robert (Geranium robertianum), and wall lettuce (Lactuca muralis) are indicator species for the plant, often growing alongside it.

Depending on location, pollinators of the plant include bumblebees, other types of bees, beetles, and syrphid flies.

This variety is endemic to southern Oregon and it differs from other members of its species by having scales along the lower stem, and often more pistils.

[15] Threats to this species include processes that threaten its home ecosystems, such as the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.

Fire suppression, logging, road maintenance, and other forest disturbance, collection from the wild, and damage to pollinator populations can harm occurrences of the plant.