Actaea rubifolia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusActaea
Species:Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz
Common NameAppalachian Bugbane
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; 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; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; TN[S3] KY[S2] (State Rank); G3 (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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Caldwell (KY), Crittenden (KY), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0006474 Montgomery Tennessee 06 Jun 1979 Edward W Chester and Floyd Scott
4053		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006484 Meigs Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006470 Stewart Tennessee 21 Aug 1980 Jackie Stack and Lonnie Harper
782		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0111994 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006469 Stewart Tennessee 16 Aug 1966 Eugene Wofford
2405		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006482 Jefferson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006483 Meigs Tennessee 22 Aug 1963 Gwynn Ramsey and Eugene Bergquist
31551		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0104817 Caldwell Kentucky 07 Jul 2018 Mason Brock
 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 13 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Actaea rubifolia
ETSU026979 Hawkins Tennessee 13 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191135		 ETSU
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006466 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0049002 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0049001 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006478 Loudon Tennessee 02 May 1963 Gwynn W Ramsey and Dana Griffin
31265		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006480 Knox Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006481 Jefferson Tennessee 05 Aug 1963 Gwynn W Ramsey and Starla Ramsey
508		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006471 Stewart Tennessee 24 May 1989 Edward Chester and Susan Holt
89-85		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0045611 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006477 Giles Tennessee 11 Apr 2001 Dwayne Estes
1744		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0049003 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006468 Stewart Tennessee 06 May 1979 Edward W Chester and Floyd Scott
3365		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006479 Knox Tennessee 30 Apr 1963 Gwynn W Ramsey and Starla Ramsey
31264		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0045610 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006473 Giles Tennessee 16 Sep 2001 Dwayne Estes
2911		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006475 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Oct 1947 Alfred Clebsch
 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006467 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006472 Stewart Tennessee 08 May 1990 Edward Chester and Susan Holt
90-79		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
APSC0006476 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Oct 1947 Alfred Clebsch
1054A		 APSC
Actaea rubifolia
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