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n. - Baneberry.

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  • A dark bugbane (formally known as Actaea racemosa or Cimicifuga), which grows almost three feet tall, is one of my favorites for its odd-shaped leaves and color.
  • For the grass layer, characteristic nemoral floristic elements include: Aegopodium podagraria, Pulmonaria dacica and Actaea erythrocarpa.
  • Hard to imagine a spring without them…One of my favorites that came with the yard is little Actaea….and tons of King Alfred…I have put Golden Bells on my want list!
  • Actaea spicata, var. alba (white cohosh), Chesuncook woods 1853, and East Branch 1857.
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