| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Actaea spicata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 504 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to w. Siberia and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Actaea christophoriana Gouan Actaea corymbosa Stokes Actaea densiflora M.Král Actaea nigra (L.) G.Gaertn. & al. Actaea spicata f. melanocarpa (Ledeb.) Regel Actaea spicata var. melanocarpa Ledeb. Actaea spicata var. nigra L. Actaea spicata ssp. nigra Ehrh. Actaea vulgaris Spach Christophoriana spicata (L.) Moench Christophoriana vulgaris Rupr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |