Actaea racemosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusActaea
Species:Actaea racemosa L.
Common NameBlack Baneberry
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: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; 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; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 8
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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

SynonymFull Citation
Actaea racemosa var. dissecta Actaea racemosa var. dissecta (A. Gray) J. Compton
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa L.
Cimicifuga racemosa Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.
Cimicifuga racemosa var. dissecta Cimicifuga racemosa var. dissecta A. Gray

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: Bell (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Knott (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100861044 Wolfe Kentucky 14 Jul 1972 Jerry Buskin
s.n.
EKY
Actaea racemosa
31234100856770 Powell Kentucky 14 Jul 1985 Doris Taylor
97
EKY
Actaea racemosa
APSC0119649 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085400 Estill Kentucky 29 May 1982 Hal Bryant
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006491 Trigg Kentucky 09 May 1972 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0052836 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0105127 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0117862 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0111993 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006510 Cocke Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0119607 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106715 Lewis Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0080769 Knott Kentucky 13 Jul 1984
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006492 Trigg Kentucky 09 May 1972 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106717 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006507 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006504 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100785 Harlan Kentucky 23 Sep 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006488 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100786 Harlan Kentucky 23 Sep 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006494 Trigg Kentucky 02 Jul 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006555 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106710 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006496 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0041791 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006559 Christian Kentucky 11 Aug 1979 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0080590 Knott Kentucky 13 Jul 1984
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085390 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106713 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0080770 Knott Kentucky 13 Jul 1984
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006511 Cocke Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085406 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006505 Davidson Tennessee 06 Jun 1979 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006553 Knox Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0035546 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006603 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106718 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006556 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0081237 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106719 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085391 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006502 Hawkins Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0091127 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006560 Christian Kentucky 21 Jun 1993 Sallie Noel
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106720 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106722 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006500 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0105126 Clay Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106716 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006503 Montgomery Tennessee 13 Sep 1956 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006489 Trigg Kentucky 15 Jun 1965 William H. Ellis
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006495 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006506 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006498 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006493 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106721 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006497 Trigg Kentucky 17 Jun 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006558 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006557 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006509 Cocke Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0052087 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085405 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0085670 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0010014 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100787 Harlan Kentucky 23 Sep 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006490 Lyon Kentucky 29 Jun 1965 William H. Ellis
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100789 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0118231 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006501 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0069172 Oldham Kentucky 08 Jul 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006487 Lyon Kentucky 29 Jun 1965 William H. Ellis
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0111991 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0050023 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106711 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0111992 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0118561 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0117664 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106712 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100788 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0105036 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006499 Houston Tennessee 09 Jul 1989 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0069173 Oldham Kentucky 08 Jul 1984 Max Medley
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0100777 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0106714 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0081236 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Actaea racemosa
APSC0006554 Houston Tennessee 10 Jul 1981 Edward Chester
APSC
Actaea racemosa
HTTU027654 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU035143 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU026827 Hawkins Tennessee 19 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19983
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU031137 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU035141 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU030600 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU030601 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 19 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU030602 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
ETSU035142 Carter Tennessee 16 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Actaea racemosa
MEM007638 Crittenden Kentucky 03 Jul 1968 Raymond Athey
326
MEM
Actaea racemosa
MEM007817 Lyon Kentucky 28 Jun 1970 Raymond Athey
1072
MEM
Actaea racemosa
MEM013037 Trigg Kentucky 25 Jun 1976 Raymond Athey
3437
MEM
Actaea racemosa
MEM008692 Marshall Kentucky 06 Jul 1970 Raymond Athey
1097
MEM
Actaea racemosa
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