Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willdenow (Baneberry, Red Baneberry)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willdenow subsp. arguta (Nuttall) Hultén
Actaea arguta Nuttall
Actaea arguta Nuttall var. viridiflora (Greene) Tidestrom
Actaea viridiflora Greene

Actaea rubra is an upper elevation herb with compound leaves. The white flowers are grouped in panicles and mature into red berries. Actaea rubra is found on moist slopes.
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Actaea rubra, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007



Actaea rubra, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 20, 2008



Actaea rubra, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Denise Friedrick, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 20, 2008



Actaea rubra, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 12, 2009



Actaea rubra, detail of compound leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 12, 2009


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