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Internal ID UUID6440073796778813360725
Scientific name Actaea spicata
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 504 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Actaea corymbosa Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. iii. 176. 1812
Actaea densiflora M.Kral Preslia 52: 353 (1980)
Actaea nigra G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 265 (1799)
Actaea spicata var. nigra L. Sp. Pl. 504 1753
Actaea vulgaris Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 386 1838
Christophoriana spicata Moench Methodus : 276 (1794)
Christophoriana vulgaris Rupr. Fl. Caucasi : 44 (1869)
Actaea spicata var. melanocarpa Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 1: 71 1842

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Language Common/alternative name
English baneberry, herb christopher
English eurasian baneberry
English st christophers herb
English baneberry
English herb christopher
Spanish cimífuga
Spanish cimifuga
Spanish cistoforiana
Spanish cristobalina
Spanish cristoforiana
Spanish cristoforina
Spanish hierba de san cristobal
Spanish hierba de san cristóbal
Spanish yerba cristoforiana
Spanish yerba de san cristobal
Spanish yerba de san cristóbal
Arabic اقتى
Arabic بلسانية
Azerbaijani sünbülvari qarğaotu
azb سونبولواری قارغا اوْتو
Belarusian варанец коласападобны
Bulgarian ресник
Catalan actée en épi
Czech samorostlík klasnatý
Welsh llysiau cristoffis
Danish sort druemunke
German actée en épi
German Ähriges christophskraut
German christophskraut
Estonian salu-siumari
Finnish mustakonnanmarja
French actée en épi
Croatian klasasta habulica
Croatian vučji korijen, naliep klasnasti
Upper Sorbian wšědna čornica
Hungarian fekete békabogyó
Italian barba di capra
Japanese バーンベリー
Kazakh Масақты қарғашөп
Cornish losow s. kytto
li woufroot
Lithuanian varpotoji juodžolė
Lithuanian actée en épi
Latvian vārpainā krauklene
Norwegian Bokmål trollbær
Dutch christoffelkruid
Dutch zwarte gifbes
Norwegian Nynorsk trollbær
pcd iérpe-sint-qhértofe
Polish czerniec gronkowy
Polish czerniec polny
Romanian orbalț
Russian Воронец колосовидный чёрный
Russian Воронец колосовидный
Russian Воронец колосистый
Samogitian joudšaknė
Slovak samorastlík klasnatý
Slovenian navadna črnoga
Serbian Вучји корен
Serbian vučji koren
Swedish svart trolldruva
Swedish actée en épi
Swedish trolldruva
Ukrainian Воронець колосистий
Chinese 穗花类叶升麻
Chinese 绿豆升麻

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Name Authority First published in
Actaea spicata var. acuminata (Wall. ex Royle) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 51: 132 (1976)

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Maintain seeds at 20°C for 3 months, then transfer to 4°C for another 3 months.
Pulpy Coat Inhibits Germination: Seeds with a pulpy or fleshy outer coat need to have this material removed by soaking and rinsing in clean water daily for about a week. The inhibitory substances in the pulp are thus washed away, and germination rates improve.
Sow seeds immediately as their viability decreases rapidly, or they best germinate when fresh. If stored, seeds might need temperature cycling and patience to germinate.
seedlings must be grown at less than 20° and can overwinter at -20°, prick out while small, seed is viable for at least 6m

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • West Siberia
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000519125
UNII 48XQE6H68E
USDA Plants ACSP10
Tropicos 27100019
INPN 80137
Flora of Italy 1010
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303913-2
The Plant List kew-2620577
Open Tree Of Life 462243
NCBI Taxonomy 64025
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002699
IPNI 303913-2
iNaturalist 133005
GBIF 5371473
Freebase /m/08g78t
EPPO AATSP
EOL 596415
Elurikkus 2528
USDA GRIN 1385
Wikipedia Actaea_spicata
PFAF Actaea spicata

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The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies Manzoor M, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Gillani SW, Shaheen H, Pieroni A, Al-Ghamdi AA, Elshikh MS, Saqib S, Makhkamov T, Khaydarov K J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10688143
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00631-2
PMID:38037066
Topographic depressions can provide climate and resource microrefugia for biodiversity Frei K, Vojtkó A, Farkas T, Erdős L, Barta K, E-Vojtkó A, Tölgyesi C, Bátori Z iScience 21-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10656275
doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.108202
PMID:38026156
Structure elucidation and biological activities of perylenequinones from an Alternaria species Kiefer A, Arnholdt M, Grimm V, Geske L, Groß J, Vierengel N, Opatz T, Erkel G Mycotoxin Res 23-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10393905
doi:10.1007/s12550-023-00495-1
PMID:37351768
Identification and pathogenicity analysis of leaf brown spot of Juglans regia in China Wang F, Liu C, Zeng Q, Zhou Y, Liu F, Xu X, Yang H, Liu Y, Yang C Sci Rep 22-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10122669
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-33853-1
PMID:37087532
Exploring Natura 2000 habitats by satellite image segmentation combined with phytosociological data: a case study from the Čierny Balog area (Central Slovakia) Čahojová L, Ambroz M, Jarolímek I, Kollár M, Mikula K, Šibík J, Šibíková M Sci Rep 01-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9626646
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-23066-3
PMID:36319673
The Effect of the Distance from a Path on Abiotic Conditions and Vascular Plant Species in the Undergrowth of Urban Forests and Parks Kostrakiewicz-Gierałt K, Gmyrek K, Pliszko A Int J Environ Res Public Health 05-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9102423
doi:10.3390/ijerph19095621
PMID:35565008
Diverse in Local, Overlapping in Official Medical Botany: Critical Analysis of Medicinal Plant Records from the Historic Regions of Livonia and Courland in Northeast Europe, 1829–1895 Prakofjewa J, Anegg M, Kalle R, Simanova A, Prūse B, Pieroni A, Sõukand R Plants (Basel) 13-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9032843
doi:10.3390/plants11081065
PMID:35448792
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Plant Resources among Five Ethnic Groups in the Western Himalayan Region of Jammu and Kashmir Haq SM, Hassan M, Bussmann RW, Calixto ES, Rahman IU, Sakhi S, Ijaz F, Hashem A, Al-Arjani AB, Almutairi KF, Abd_Allah EF, Aziz MA, Ali N Biology (Basel) 23-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9032642
doi:10.3390/biology11040491
PMID:35453691
Which factor explains the life‐history of Xanthium strumarium L., an aggressive alien invasive plant species, along its altitudinal gradient? Ullah R, Khan N, Ali K Plant Direct 09-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8743363
doi:10.1002/pld3.375
PMID:35028495
Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis: A Novel Ascomycete Fungus Causing Leaf Spot and Stem Blight on Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae) in South China Dong ZY, Huang YH, Manawasinghe IS, Wanasinghe DN, Liu JW, Shu YX, Zhao MP, Xiang MM, Luo M Pathogens 27-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8465882
doi:10.3390/pathogens10091093
PMID:34578126
A High-Content Screen for the Identification of Plant Extracts with Insulin Secretion-Modulating Activity Hager R, Pitsch J, Kerbl-Knapp J, Neuhauser C, Ollinger N, Iken M, Ranner J, Mittermeier-Kleßinger V, Dawid C, Lanzerstorfer P, Weghuber J Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8402219
doi:10.3390/ph14080809
PMID:34451906
Inventorization of traditional ethnobotanical uses of wild plants of Dawarian and Ratti Gali areas of District Neelum, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Ajaib M, Ishtiaq M, Bhatti KH, Hussain I, Maqbool M, Hussain T, Mushtaq W, Ghani A, Azeem M, Khan SM, Thind S, Bashir R PLoS One 29-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8321310
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255010
PMID:34324561
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Impact of Forest Management on the Temporal Dynamics of Herbaceous Plant Diversity in the Carpathian Beech Forests over 40 Years Bugno-Pogoda A, Durak R, Durak T Biology (Basel) 05-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8147971
doi:10.3390/biology10050406
PMID:34062999
How to Protect Natural Habitats of Rare Terrestrial Orchids Effectively: A Comparative Case Study of Cypripedium calceolus in Different Geographical Regions of Europe Jakubska-Busse A, Tsiftsis S, Śliwiński M, Křenová Z, Djordjević V, Steiu C, Kolanowska M, Efimov P, Hennigs S, Lustyk P, Kreutz K( Plants (Basel) 20-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7923770
doi:10.3390/plants10020404
PMID:33672509

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
(+)-Magnoflorine 73337 Click to see 342.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1135/CCCC19951034
Corytuberine 160500 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)O)OC 327.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1135/CCCC19951034

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