Actaea rubra
Red Baneberry, Red Cohosh
Eastern United States and Canada
 
24-30 inch tall clump with a 2-3 feet spread
Very small, white flowers are tightly clustered in an oblong terminal raceme, 2-3 inches long. The flowers are followed by summer fruit which are red and borne on bright red, thick pedicels. The fruit are poisonous if eaten, so caution should be exercised in gardens where small children may be present.
The flowers are showy in mid to late spring while the fruit colors up in summer.
Leaves are pinnately to ternately compound leaflets are ovate, serrated, or in some instances cut nearly to the midrib. The leaves are similar to Astilbe.
No serious problems
 
 
 

A. rubra - Red Baneberry, Red Cohosh. This species is similar in appearance to A. pachypoda except the fruit is red, the leaves tend to be more pubescent and the pedicels are thinner on A. rubra than A. pachypoda.

 

 
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