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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Ranunculaceae
Actaea pachypoda Elliott
doll's-eyes, white baneberry
Actaea: an ancient Greek name, from its wet habitat and similarity to Sambucus leaves
pachypoda: with a thick foot or stalk
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1 1/2'-3' tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 4-10-parted, petals falling off leaving numerous white stamens; mature stigma as wide or wider than the ovary; inflorescence a 2" dense, long-stalked cluster usually longer than wide; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | several seeded, white berry, occasionally red, on a pink to red, very thick stalk |
| Leaf: | alternate; 2-3 times 3-parted into separate, sharply toothed, oval-oblong leaflets, usually hairless on the bottom |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests; in rich soil |
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