Actaea (plant)
''Actaea'', commonly called baneberry, bugbane and cohosh, is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. Taxonomy The genus was redefined to include ''Cimicifuga'' and ''Souliea'' in the 1990s (Compton et al. 1998, Compton & Culham 2002, Gao et al. 2006, RHS Plant Finder, 2007) based on combined evidence from DNA sequence data, similarity in biochemical constituents and on morphology returning it to the original Linnean concept of the genus. The number of species in ''Actaea'' is to 25–30 using this concept. Other botanists (e.g., Hoffman 1999, Wang et al. 1999, Lee & Park 2004, Wang et al. 2009) reject this merger because only one group (''Actaea'') have fleshy fruit while the remainder have dry fruit. However, this narrower generic concept works for only a single morphological character and other characters such as number of carpels moves the generic boundary. The genus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Rubra
''Actaea rubra'', the red baneberry or chinaberry, is a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native plant, native to North America. Description It is a perennial herb that grows tall. The leaves are coarsely toothed with deeply lobed margins. Plants commonly have hairy veins on the undersides of the foliage. Each stem will have either three leaves that branch near the top, or will have three compound leaves and one upright flowering stalk from one point on the main central stem. Plants produce one to a few ternately branched stems which bear clusters of flowers having 3 to 5 sepals that are petal-like and obovate in shape and remain after flowering. The petals are deciduous, falling away after flowering is done. They are clawed at the base and long and spatulate to obovate in shape. Flowers have numerous stamens and they are white in color. After flowering green berries are produced. The fruits are ellipsoid shaped berries containing several seeds ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Europaea
Actaea may refer to: Mythology * Actaea (mythology) In Greek mythology, Actaeä or Aktaia (; , from ) may refer to the following figures: * Actaea or Actea, the Nereids, Nereid of rocky shore. These 50 sea-nymphs are daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanids, Oceanid Doris (Oc ..., one of two characters from Greek mythology Biology * ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs Astronomy * ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia Other * ''Actaea'' (pilot boat), a New York pilot boat * Actaea, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907), naturalist {{Disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages lt:Aktaja pl:Czerniec (roślina) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Purpurea
Actaea may refer to: Mythology * Actaea (mythology), one of two characters from Greek mythology Biology * ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs Astronomy * ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia Other * ''Actaea'' (pilot boat), a New York pilot boat * Actaea, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (pseudonym, Actaea; Cary; December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College. A researcher of natural history, she was an author a ... (1822–1907), naturalist {{Disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages lt:Aktaja pl:Czerniec (roślina) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Podocarpa
''Actaea podocarpa'', the mountain bugbane or mountain black-cohosh, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found in the Appalachian Mountains, with a disjunct population in Illinois. It is found in rich, mesic forests often in boulder-strewn coves. ''Actaea podocarpa'' is a large perennial herb. It is one of the later flowering of the eastern ''Actaea'', producing white flowers in summer through fall. Both it and '' Actaea rubifolia'' bear resemblance to black cohosh ''Actaea racemosa'', the black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, rattle-top, or fairy candle ( syn. ''Cimicifuga racemosa''), is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to eastern North America from the ext ..., which, due to its vasodilation properties, is valuable for the treatment of menopause symptoms; harvesters of black cohosh sometimes mistake ''A. podocarpa'' for black cohosh, accidentally har ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Pachypoda
''Actaea pachypoda'', the white baneberry or doll's-eyes, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Actaea'', of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant is native to eastern North America, in eastern Canada, and the Midwestern and Eastern United States. It prefers clay to coarse loamy upland soils, and is found in hardwood and mixed forest stands. Description This herbaceous perennial plant grows to or more tall. It has toothed, bipinnate compound leaves up to long and broad. The white flowers are produced in spring in a dense raceme about long. The plant's most striking feature is its fruit, a diameter white berry, whose size, shape, and black stigma scar give the species its other common name, "doll's eyes". The pedicels thicken and become bright red as the berries develop. The berries ripen over the summer, turning into fruits that persists on the plant until frost. There are pink- and red-berried plants that have been called ''A. pachypoda'' forma ''rubrocarpa'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Nanchuanensis
Actaea may refer to: Mythology * Actaea (mythology), one of two characters from Greek mythology Biology * ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs Astronomy * ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia Other * ''Actaea'' (pilot boat), a New York pilot boat * Actaea, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (pseudonym, Actaea; Cary; December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College. A researcher of natural history, she was an author a ... (1822–1907), naturalist {{Disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages lt:Aktaja pl:Czerniec (roślina) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea Matsumurae
''Actaea matsumurae'', the Kamchatka bugbane or Japanese bugbane, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, that is native to Japan, Mongolia and Eastern Russia. Other common names include baneberry, which is also applied to other ''Actaea'' species. This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial was formerly known as ''Cimicifuga matsumurae'', a name which is still found in the horticultural literature. Description The leaves are compound and deeply-cut in shape, with showy, miniature white flowers borne on erect stems in late summer or autumn. It is the latest flowering of the cultivated ''Actaea'' species. The racemes of flowers may bend towards the light. They may be followed by poisonous black berries. Cultivation The plant is best grown in a partly-shaded, sheltered spot, in soil that remains reliably moist. Two cultivars, 'Elstead Variety' and 'White Pearl' have achieved the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actaea × Ludovicii
Actaea may refer to: Mythology * Actaea (mythology), one of two characters from Greek mythology Biology * ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs Astronomy * ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia Other * ''Actaea'' (pilot boat), a New York pilot boat * Actaea, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (pseudonym, Actaea; Cary; December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, naturalist, writer, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College. A researcher of natural history, she was an author a ... (1822–1907), naturalist {{Disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages lt:Aktaja pl:Czerniec (roślina) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |