| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Actaea acuminata Wall. ex Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 57 (1834) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2400-3600m |
| Description | leaves pinnate, ca. 40cm, leaflets ternate, dentate, flowers in dense heads, 3-5cm long, corolla ca. 1cm across, berry black, nitid |
| Size | 30-80cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-6 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Actaea spicata var. acuminata (Wall. ex Royle) H.Hara |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |