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Ranunculaceae
Actaea

not marked as a favorite taxon Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willdenow. Common name: Red Baneberry. Phenology: May-Jul; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: NL to AK, south to ec. NJ (Monmouth Co.), sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), OH, IN, IL, IA, ne. KS, NM, AZ, and CA.

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Section: Actaea.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: We here consider A. rubra not to be conspecific with Old World taxa to which it is related, thus giving Actaea rubra a strictly North American distribution. The distinction of ssp. rubra and ssp. arguta (or at species or varietal rank) may be warranted.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, S, S13, Compton, Culham, & Jury (1998); > Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hultén — Can, K4, NS; > Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. rubra — Can, K4, NS. Basionym: Actaea spicata L. var. rubra Aiton 1789

Links to other floras: = Actaea rubra - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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