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Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)
White Baneberry and Red Baneberry are very difficult to tell apart for the beginner. The obvious difference is in the colour of the berries: these plants are named for this.
However, Red Baneberry berries are sometimes white!
The berries are poisonous. |
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Here is a summary of the main distinguishing features of each species:
- Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
- Berries usually red, but sometimes white.
- Berries have a tiny dot at the end of each one.
- Berries are held on thin stalks.
- Flower racemes are generally as wide as tall.
- White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
- Berries are white.
- Berries have a large conspicuous dot at the end of each one.
- Berries are held on thick stalks.
- Flower racemes are taller than wide.
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