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Asian Baneberry

Actaea asiatica

Asian Baneberry
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Toxic
Native range
Tibet to Russian Far East and Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Actaea asiatica, commonly known as Asian baneberry, is a species of baneberry that ranges throughout Asia. The flowers are ranges from gray to white. The berries are black-purple. The plant is extremely poisonous to humans. The fruits are eaten by birds which disperse the seeds.

Other Actaea plants

Arizona bugbane · Tall bugbane · Komarov’s Bugbane · Jejudo Bugbane · Actaea matsumurae · White baneberry · Mountain bugbane · Black cohosh · Appalachian bugbane · Red baneberry · Actaea simplex · Baneberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actaea asiatica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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