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glance might be taken for A. alba, but its long slender green pedicels, 

 unenlarged in maturity, point to a nearer relationship to A. rubra. It is 

 found growing in clumps with the red baneberry. Another form of the 

 red baneberry is found in Lincoln county, Ontario, with decompound 

 leaves and incised leaflets, (Var. dissecta Britton). The plant is in bloom 

 from April to May, about two weeks before the white baneberry. 



Distribution: This native plant is common in rich woods from 

 Nova Scotia to Alberta. 



Poisonous Properties: The berries are known to be poisonous. In 

 regard to the rootstock, Sayre says that it is a violent purgative irritant 

 and emetic. 



THE WESTERN RED BANEBERRY {A. arguta Nutt.) 



This plant is similar to the eastern species, but it has very thin and 

 light green leaflets, long pointed and very sharply toothed. Its berries 

 are spherical or almost so, and no doubt possess some of the undesirable 

 qualities of the above species. 



