| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Actaea spicata L. |
| Synonyms | Actaea christophoriana Gouan |
| Actaea corymbosa Stokes | |
| Actaea densiflora M.Král | |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves pinnate, segments usually ternate, ultimate leaflet dentate, glabrous, flowers in raceme, berry 1cm in diam., black, shiny |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-6 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
spicata acuminata (Wall. ex Royle) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 51(5): 132 (1976)
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