The berries are the most poisonous part of the plant (hence the name baneberry). US 25E crosses over Douglas Lake south of Baneberry. Two US Federal court cases resulted from the Baneberry event. The underground Baneberry test vented into the atmosphere. Actaea asiatica, commonly known as Asian baneberry, is species of baneberry that ranges throughout Asia. Actaea simplex, the baneberry or bugbane, is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. There is also a small motel, The Baneberry Inn. Rarer species to be found in the grikes include baneberry and downy currant. The community was named for native baneberry bushes near the original town site. Other common names include baneberry, which is also applied to other "Actaea" species. Baneberry is located at (36.045912, -83.275804). Area 8 hosted the "Baneberry" shot of Operation Emery on December 18, 1970. Baneberry is a city in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. Baneberry contains cardiogenic toxins that can have an immediate sedative effect on human cardiac muscle.