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RED BANEBERRY; Cohosh: Herb-Christopher. 



Actaea rubra. 



Crowfoot Family. Apr. June. 



Found in rich woods, an erect, bushy plant 



12 feet high. Nova Scotia to Georgia and 



far west. Common northward. 



FLOWERS White, small, in short, thick, terminal 



cluster. Berries red, poisonous. 

 LEAVES Compound, irregularly toothed and 

 lobed. 



WHITE BANEBERRY: A. alba. 



Closely resembles the preceding except that 

 the poisonous berries are white with a black 

 eye. Common. Nova Scotia to Georgia and 

 far west. 



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