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Komarov’s Bugbane

Actaea heracleifolia

Komarov’s Bugbane
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
S. Russian Far East to Korea and C. China
Climate
temperate

About

Actaea heracleifolia is a species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia where it is found from the Russian Far East to Korea and Central China.

It was first described in 1900 as Cimicifuga heracleifolia by Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov In 1998, it was transferred to the genus, Actaea by British botanist, James A. Compton and others. This change has not been accepted by all botanical authorities.

Where it grows

It is found in Russia, northeastern China and Korea. In South Korea ii is found in Gyeonggi-do.

Other Actaea plants

Arizona bugbane · Asian Baneberry · Tall 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 heracleifolia 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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