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Red baneberry

Actaea rubra

Actée rouge

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  • Description
  • Identification
  • Names
  • Etymology
  • Uses
  • Ethnobotany
  • Classification
The spherical inflorescence of the Red baneberry looks like a flowery pompom.
Red baneberry forms white flowers just like the White baneberry , their names result from the color of their fruits.
To complicate things a little this species possess a variety with white fruit!
Furthermore there is a hybrid resulting from the crossing of these two species with pinkish fruits.
It is the most common of our Acteae.
Red baneberry (Actaea rubra)
Red baneberry : 1- Flowering plant
Red baneberry : 2- Fruits (berries)
Red baneberry : 3- Leaf
Red baneberry : 4- Inflorescence
Red baneberry : 5- Flowering plant
Red baneberry : 6- Flowers
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