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Actaea ×ludovici

Scientific Name: Actaea ×ludovici

Family: Ranunculaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Actaea × ludovici

Actaea × ludovici is a hybrid species within the genus Actaea, resulting from the hybridization of Actaea pachypoda and Actaea rubra.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Actaea × ludovici B. Boivin
  • Common Name: Hybrid Actaea, Baneberry
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species (Hybrid)
  • Synonyms:
    • Actaea ludovici B.Boivin (A. pachypoda × A. rubra subsp. rubra)

Morphological Characteristics

  • Red fruits, similar to Actaea rubra, but not shiny.
  • Larger black dots on the fruits compared to Actaea rubra.
  • Thicker pedicels (fruit stalks) than Actaea rubra.
  • More open raceme (flower cluster) compared to Actaea rubra.
  • Grown habit: Forb/herb.
  • Duration: Perennial.
  • These plants are shrubs with a climber deportment.

Hybrid Origin

  • Actaea × ludovici is a naturally occurring hybrid between Actaea pachypoda and Actaea rubra.

Further Information

  • Database of Vascular Plants of Canada
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): Taxonomic Serial No.: 500952
  • FNA Ed. Comm., 1997
  • gobotany.newenglandwild.org
  • Wikimedia Commons