| Actaea erythrocarpa Fisch. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Fisch. in Fisch. and C.A. Mey., Index Sem. Hort. Petrop. 1: 20 (1835). Described from Siberia. - Actaea spicata subsp. erythrocarpa (Fisch.) Hultén, Circumpolar Pl. 2: 166 (1971). |
| Notes | Friesen (1993) did not accept arctic occurrences of Actaea erythrocarpa in Siberia. Several American authors (e.g., Taylor and Mulligan 1968; Compton et al. 1998a, 1998b) have argued for a merger of A. erythrocarpa and A. rubra. We follow the view of Jalas and Suominen (1989) and Uotila (2001d) and keep them apart. Uotila summarized a series of differential characters not considered by the North American authors and concluded that: "Uniting the Eurasiatic A. erythrocarpa and the North American A. rubra would mean unfortunate and unnecessary loss of information". |
| Chromosomes | 16 (2x). - Russia, Siberia (N, S), Far East (N, S). - Numerous reports. |
| Geography | European (N) - Asian (C): RUS. |
| Distribution | N = F E = R KP = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Actaea L. |
| PAF ID | 360302 |