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Actaea asiatica H.Hara is a plant in the Ranunculaceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Plantae

Actaea asiatica H.Hara

Actaea asiatica H.Hara

Actaea asiatica, or Asian baneberry, is an extremely poisonous Asian baneberry species with gray-white flowers and black-purple berries.

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Family
Genus
Actaea
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Actaea asiatica H.Hara

Taxonomy and Common Name

Actaea asiatica, commonly called Asian baneberry, is a species of baneberry found across a wide range of Asia.

Flower and Fruit Coloration

Its flowers are colored from gray to white, and its berries are black-purple.

Toxicity to Humans

This plant is extremely poisonous to humans.

Seed Dispersal

Birds eat its fruits and disperse the plant's seeds.

Photo: (c) Repina Tatyana, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Repina Tatyana · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Actaea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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