Actaea rubra Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 93

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Red baneberry, Western baneberry

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Actaea rubra, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Family:	RANUNCULACEAE
Genus:	Actaea

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

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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ICPN:

Actaea rubra ssp. arguta

More information about Actaea rubra


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (ACRU2)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 21, 2019).