Actaea pachypoda

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusActaea
Species:Actaea pachypoda Elliott
Common NameWhite Baneberry
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Dissection: 3; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa (Killip ex House) Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boyle (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hart (KY), Henderson (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Oldham (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Spencer (KY), Taylor (KY), Todd (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dyer (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100597226 Anderson Kentucky 14 Apr 1979 William S . Bryant
338
EKY
Actaea pachypoda
31234100597242 Barren Kentucky 29 Apr 1979 George P. Johnson
578
EKY
Actaea pachypoda
31234100597234 Barren Kentucky 06 Sep 1993 Charles J. Lapham
219
EKY
Actaea pachypoda
APSC0104662 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Actaea pachypoda
APSC0104661 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Actaea pachypoda
31234100597259 Bell Kentucky 08 Jun 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
Bob Allen
EKY
Actaea pachypoda
BEREA019070 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Actaea pachypoda
TENN-V-0096112 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Actaea pachypoda
TENN-V-0096010 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Actaea pachypoda
TENN-V-0096012 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Actaea pachypoda
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Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Ashley B. Morris
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Milo Pyne
Actaea pachypoda - Milo Pyne
Actaea pachypoda - Milo Pyne
Actaea pachypoda - Milo Pyne
Actaea pachypoda - Shawn Krosnick
Actaea pachypoda - Shawn Krosnick
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw
Actaea pachypoda - Joey Shaw