Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Red Baneberry

Synonyms: Actaea arguta, Actaea spicata var. arguta, Actaea spicata subsp. rubra

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ranunculaceae

Genus: Actaea

Species: Actaea rubra

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
RI - State Threatened

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Actaea rubra