Baneberry
BANEBERRY, or Herb Christopher, popular names for Actaea spicata (nat. ord. Ranunculaceae), a poisonous herb with long-stalked compound leaves, small white flowers and black berries, found wild in copses in limestone districts in the north of England. It is widely distributed in the north temperate zone.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
