Actaea
baneberry, bugbane
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Actaea
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 504. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 222, 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 504. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 222, 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Cimicifuga [FNA3, HC]
Species in Actaea:
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Actaea elata – tall bugbane
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon. -
var. elata – tall bugbane Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwest British Columbia to southwest Oregon.
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Actaea laciniata – cut-leaved bugbane, Mt. Hood bugbane Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington; southwestern Washington to adjacent northwestern Oregon.
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Actaea rubra – baneberry Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Actaea in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Actaea checklist entry
OregonFlora: Actaea information
E-Flora BC: Actaea atlas page
CalPhotos: Actaea photos
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