[The Buttercup Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Baneberry, Red Baneberry, Western Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra

Synonyms: Actaea arguta, Actaea eburnea, Actaea neglecta, Actaea rubra ssp. arguta, Actaea rubra var. dissecta, Actaea spicata, Actaea spicata var. arguta, Actaea spicata var. rubra, Actaea viridiflora

Baneberry, Red Baneberry, Western Red Baneberry: Actaea rubra (Synonyms: Actaea arguta, Actaea eburnea, Actaea neglecta, Actaea rubra ssp. arguta, Actaea rubra var. dissecta, Actaea spicata, Actaea spicata var. arguta, Actaea spicata var. rubra, Actaea viridiflora)

Baneberry as seen beginning to bloom along the Saddle Mountain Trail near the trailhead, Oregon State Parks.......May 2, 2016.

Habitat:

Baneberry lives in moist, dark woods and along streambanks, primarily west of the Cascades, but eastward in moist, mountainous areas.

Synonyms: Actaea arguta, Actaea eburnea, Actaea neglecta, Actaea rubra ssp. arguta, Actaea rubra var. dissecta, Actaea spicata, Actaea spicata var. arguta, Actaea spicata var. rubra, Actaea viridiflora

Baneberry as seen from Bigelow Basin, Siskiyou National Forest...........July 14, 2012.

Fruits of Synonyms: Actaea arguta, Actaea eburnea, Actaea neglecta, Actaea rubra ssp. arguta, Actaea rubra var. dissecta, Actaea spicata, Actaea spicata var. arguta, Actaea spicata var. rubra, Actaea viridiflora

Baneberry with its bright red fruits as seen from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland....July 18, 1989.

Paul Slichter