Actaea rubra f. neglecta (White-fruited Red Baneberry)

Actaea rubra f. neglecta

White-fruited Red Baneberry

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Ranunculales	Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family	Ranunculaceae	Buttercup family
Genus	Actaea	From ancient Greek, signifying a wet habitat and its leaves’ similarity to Sambucus leaves
Species	rubra	“Red,” because this species normally produces red berries
f.	neglecta	“Neglected”—perhaps because this rare variant is overlooked

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Actaea rubra f. neglecta description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 8 Jan 2011.

6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)

6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 24 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)