| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Actaea pachypoda Elliott |
| Bibliography | Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2(1): 15 (1821) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | stem leaves 1-3-pinnate, segments ovate to elliptic, irregularly dentate, flowers in large raceme, petals truncate or emarginate, berry white with red pedicel |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 brachypetala var. coerulea DC. Actaea brachypetala var. microcarpa DC. Actaea pachypoda f. microcarpa (DC.) Fassett |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |