Baneberry - Actaea simplex

Habitat: Rural garden

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Perfectly executed, completely separated from its background and beautifully lit. That's how it's done. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you. A lucky shot for sure as I did nothing but press the button :). Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    That's what we all do ultimately, but there's a lot of steps before that, composition would be one crucial task :) Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      True :). But, photography is so much easier, in my opinion, than it was back before digital cameras and photoshop. I don't miss those days, haha. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I wouldn't know, way too young. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        hahaha! Posted 5 years ago

The Baneberry

''Actaea simplex'', the baneberry or bugbane, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. A clump-forming rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, its native range includes the Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Siberian regions of Russia, western China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. Plants may be harmful if eaten, and the sap may irritate the skin. The genus name ''Actaea'' is the Latin name adopted by Linnaeus from Pliny. The specific epithet ''simplex'' means simple or unbranched. The common.. more

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Similar species: Ranunculales

Species identified by Christine Young