NameThatPlant.net: Aralia hispida

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aralia hispida FAMILY Araliaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aralia hispida FAMILY Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Aralia hispida

COMMON NAME:
Bristly Sarsaparilla

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image of Aralia hispida, Bristly Sarsaparilla

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arhi2_001_lvd

JK Marlow jkm090925_076

September Hancock County ME

Inflorescence is a loose, open terminal arrangement of long-stalked umbels, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

JK Marlow jkm090925_077

September Hancock County ME

JK Marlow jkm090925_078

September Hancock County ME

Lower stem beset w slender bristles, also several bipinnate cauline leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aralia hispida FAMILY Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aralia hispida FAMILY Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aralia hispida

3026

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rocky woodlands, cliffs, and clearings, primarily over acidic rocks (such as quartzite, granite, and sandstone). This species appears to be strongly dependent on disturbance, such as fire, appearing in great numbers following fire where previously rare or apparently absent, per Weakley's Flora

Native north of the Carolinas & perhaps in NC

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Lower stem bristly with thin prickles; leaves not armed

LEAVES:
2-pinnately compound
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 minute sepals
5 petals
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Dark purple
Drupe

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