Actaea matsumurae
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| Actaea matsumurae | |
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| Actaea matsumurae 'White Pearl' | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Actaea |
| Species: | A. matsumurae |
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| Actaea matsumurae | |
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Actaea matsumurae, the Kamchatka bugbane or Japanese bugbane,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, that is native to Japan, Mongolia and Eastern Russia. Other common names include baneberry, which is also applied to other Actaea species.
This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial was formerly known as Cimicifuga matsumurae, a name which is still found in the horticultural literature.