Calflora Taxon Report
Actaea rubra  (Aiton) Willd.
baneberry, Western baneberry
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2014 Steve Matson
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2014 Steve Matson
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2002 Gerald Carr
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2002 Gerald Carr
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2019 John Rawlings
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2021 Ken Lunders
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2019 R.A. Chasey
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2019 David popp
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2018 Brian Charles
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2021 Thomas Reyes
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2020 Eliezer Margolis
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2019 Jonathan Lee
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2016 Cindy Roessler
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2019 John Rawlings
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2022 Bob Sweatt
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2013 BOB CASE
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2014 Steve Matson
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2014 Steve Matson
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2016 Cindy Roessler
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2016 David popp
Actaea rubra is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Actaea
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFActaea rubra ssp. arguta
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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