Actaea spicata, the baneberry, Eurasian baneberry, or herb Christopher, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, native to Eastern Europe and western Asia.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 30–60 cm tall. It has toothed, bipinnate compound leaves up to 40 cm long and 30 cm broad. The flowers are white, with 4–6 petaloid sepals, and are produced in an erect raceme about 10 cm long. The fruit is an oval glossy black berry, 10–11 mm long and 8 mm diameter.
There are two varieties: ...