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| name = ''Actaea''
|familia=Ranunculaceae
| common_names = baneberry, bugbane
|genus=Actaea
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|common_name=baneberry, bugbane
| high = ?m (2.5 ft){{SSN}}
|name_ref=Wikipedia
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=herbaceous
| origin = temperate N Hemisphere{{wp}}
|Max ht box=2.5
| poisonous = all parts when ingested{{SSN}}
|Max ht metric=ft
| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
|height_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| exposure = semi-shade, shade{{SSN}}
|origin=N Hemisphere
| water = regular{{SSN}}
|origin_ref=Wikipedia
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|poisonous=all parts when ingested
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|poison_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|lifespan=perennial
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| sunset_zones = 1-5, 30-45{{SSN}}
|exposure=part-sun, shade
|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| image = Actaea erythrocarpa0.jpg
|water=moderate
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| image_caption = Actaea rubra
|Temp Metric=°F
|sunset_zones=1-5, 30-45
|image=Actaea erythrocarpa0.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Actaea erythrocarpa
}}
}}
'''''Actaea''''', commonly called '''baneberry''' or '''bugbane''', is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to temperate regions of the [[Northern Hemisphere]].
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Actaea (ancient name of the elder, transferred by Linnaeus). Ranunculaceae. Actea. Baneberry. Cohobh. Native hardy herbacous perennials. Sometimes offered in collections of hardy border plants. Not to be confounded with blue cohosh, which is Caulophyllum.
Actaea (ancient name of the elder, transferred by Linnaeus). Ranunculaceae. Actea. Baneberry. Cohobh. Native hardy herbacous perennials. Sometimes offered in collections of hardy border plants. Not to be confounded with blue cohosh, which is Caulophyllum.
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;Selected species{{wp}}
*''[[Actaea alba]]''
*''[[Actaea asiatica]]''
*''[[Actaea asiatica]]''
*''[[Actaea pachypoda]]'' - White Baneberry{{SSN}}, White Cohosh, Doll's Eyes{{SSN}}
*''[[Actaea pachypoda]]'' - White Baneberry{{SSN}}, White Cohosh, Doll's Eyes{{SSN}}
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