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red baneberry

Actaea rubra

Red baneberry is a plant with bright red berries that look like little jewels! It grows in shady places and is often found in forests. The berries are pretty but should not be eaten.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The red baneberry is an erect plant with sharply toothed, compound leaves. It features bottlebrush-like clusters of small, fuzzy white flowers in spring. Its most striking feature is the clusters of glossy, bright red berries, each with a distinctive black dot, making them resemble tiny doll's eyes.

ReichPlantaeStammTracheophytaKlasseMagnoliopsidaOrdnungRanunculalesFamilieRanunculaceaeGattungActaea
red baneberry
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red baneberry

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

4/5 · Hoch

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Interessante Fakten

Before the berries appear, this plant has fluffy white flowers that look like tiny bottle brushes!

Its bright red berries look like tiny doll's eyes, even having a black 'pupil' dot!

Underground, it has roots that spread out to help it pop up in new spots year after year!

While toxic to humans, many birds can safely gobble up its berries for a tasty snack!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Berry Signal

Red baneberry has bright red berries that attract birds, helping it spread its seeds far and wide to new locations.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Defense

Red baneberry's leaves and berries contain toxic compounds that protect it from most animals trying to eat them.

Fähigkeit

Underground Spreader

Red baneberry has strong underground rhizomes that allow it to spread and form new plants, even after harsh winters.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-90 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins consume its berries for food.

eaten by

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Waxwings feast on its ripe fruits.

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Bees collect nectar from its flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Doll's Eyes

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

4/5 · Hoch

Do not touch or eat the berries, as they can be harmful.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von red baneberry?

30-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von red baneberry?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von red baneberry?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von red baneberry?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von red baneberry?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von red baneberry?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von red baneberry?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von red baneberry?

Insekten

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