Actaea rubra
Red Baneberry

Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

Photo taken at Mill Creek near Stevens Pass, in moist partially shaded area; blooming in spring, fruit July-August

Photo taken at the Mad River near Entiat, wooded partially shaded area near river (5 to 15 meters away)

Flowers:

sepals white, 3-5, petal like; petals white, more or less equal to the number of sepals; stamens longer than the petals, 4-7 mm

Fruit:

berry is commonly shiny red but sometimes white, 5-10mm

Leaves:

all cauline leaves 2-3 times ternate, sharply toothed and lobed

Habitat:

deep soils, moist, open to shaded sites, mixed evergreen or coniferous forest

Distribution of species:

Alaska to California, both sides of the Cascades, east through Canada and northern U.S. to the Atlantic, and south in the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico

Distribution of genus:

5-6 species, temperate North America, Eurasia