White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
Other Names: Doll's Eye
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Family
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- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
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Flower
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- Flowers are arranged in tight, oblong group at the top of the plant
- each small, white flower, 6 mm (1/4 inch) is made up of 4 to 10 small, narrow petals
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Leaf
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- Long toothed leaves/leaflets (some are subdivided)
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Location
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- woods and thickets in Eastern North America
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Flowering Time
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Other
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Name Origin
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- The fruit, pictured on this page, resembled the eyes of china dolls giving the plant one of its common names "Doll's Eyes"
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