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Scientific Name Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. Common Name red and white baneberry General Description Perennial herb; stem branched, erect, 40-100 cm tall, sparsely-hairy Leaves Alternate, 2 to 3 pinnate, leaflets egg-shaped, 3-9 cm long, margins cleft and toothed, net venation Flowers

Inflorescence a raceme, 2-17 cm, 25 or more flowers; flowers radially symmetric, sepals 3- 5, distinct, 2-4.5 mm, circular, whitish green; petals 5-10, distinct, 2-4.5 mm, spatula-shaped to wedge-shaped, clawed, cream…

Inflorescence a raceme, 2-17 cm, 25 or more flowers; flowers radially symmetric, sepals 3- 5, distinct, 2-4.5 mm, circular, whitish green; petals 5-10, distinct, 2-4.5 mm, spatula-shaped to wedge-shaped, clawed, cream coloured; stamens 15-50, inserted on receptacle, filaments thread-like; pistils 1, ovary superior

Read More + Fruits and Seeds Berry red or white, ellipsoid to spherical, 5-11 mm, several-seeded, poisonous; seeds dark brown to reddish brown, cone- to wedge-shaped, wringled, 3-3.5 mm Phenology Flowers from May-June Notes Medical uses: The liquid resulting from boiling the roots of A. rubra was used as a cold remedy by the Blackfoot. A mixture of A.rubra roots with spruce needles was used to treat stomach ailments Range/Distribution Alberta: Widespread CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY)