are closely related to plants in the genus Aconitum, a highly toxic plant genus which contains wolfbane and several varieties of monkshood. The roots of A. rubra contain β-sitosterol glucoside. References References Bibliography RHS Plant Finder https://web.archive.org/web/20070711161100/http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSPlantFinder/plantfinder.asp Germplasm Resources Information Network: Actaea (treats genus in broad sense) Flora of China: Actaea (treats genus in narrow sense) Flora of North America: Actaea (treats genus in narrow sense) Edible and Medicinal plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, Wikimedia Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae genera