| Accepted name: |
Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. rubra |
| Synonym(s): |
-Actaea viridiflora Greene
-Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. var. dissecta Britton
-Actaea neglecta Gillman
-Actaea eburnea Rydb.
-Actaea spicata L. var. rubra Aiton
-Actaea spicata L. ssp. rubra (Aiton) Hultén
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| English names: |
Red Baneberry
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| French names: |
Actée rouge
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HACTRUR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
American Indians used root tea for MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY, POSTPARTUM PAINS, and as a PURGATIVE AFTER CHILDBIRTH; also used to treat COUGHS and COLDS. Warning: Plant is poisonous - may cause vomiting, gastroenteritis, irregular breathing (*3,*4). |
| Key Characters: |
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