Plants Profile for Actaea rubra arguta (red baneberry)

General Information
Symbol:	ACRUA8
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ACAR7	Actaea arguta Nutt.
ACARV	Actaea arguta Nutt. var. viridiflora (Greene) Tidestr.
ACRUA	Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. var. arguta (Nutt.) G. Lawson
ACSPA	Actaea spicata L. var. arguta (Nutt.) Torr.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Actaea L. – baneberry
Species	Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. – red baneberry
Subspecies	Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hultén – red baneberry

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Indiana red baneberry Rare
Ohio red baneberry Threatened
Rhode Island red baneberry Special Concern

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status