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Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Actaea simplex

Actaea simplex

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

All species in this genus are more or less toxic[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Actaea simplex is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing one or more leafy stems 100cm or more tall from a thick rootstock[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, Russian Federation from eastern Siberia (Dauria) to Kamchatka and Sakhalin; Japan, N. China
HabitatMountain meadows and alpine regions all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Forest margins, scrub, grassy slopes and open lands at elevations of 300 - 3,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].