Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
Red Baneberry
Thompson - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 245
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Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
Scientific name: Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
USDA symbol: ACRUR2 (
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Common names: Red Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Red and white berried plant considered extremely poisonous.
RECRD: 33127 id: 1464