Black Baneberry

Actaea racemosa L.

Buttercup family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Green
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Celastrina ladon, Celastrina neglectamajor

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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