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Actaea rubra
A poisonous herbaceous flowering plant native to North America. The leaves that are coarsely toothed with deeply lobed margins. Plants commonly have hairy veins on the undersides of the foliage. Each stem will have either three leaves that branch near the top, or will have three compound leaves and one upright flowering stalk from one point on the main central stem
They are found growing in shady areas with moist to wet soils, open forest or dry slopes
Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 23, 2011
