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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aralia hispida
FAMILY
Araliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aralia hispida
FAMILY
Araliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bristly Sarsaparilla
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arhi2_001_lvd
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm090925_077
September Hancock County ME
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aralia hispida
FAMILY
Araliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aralia hispida
FAMILY
Araliaceae
3026
Forb
Perennial
Native north of the Carolinas & perhaps in NC
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in rocky woodlands, cliffs, and clearings, primarily over acidic rocks (such as quartzite, granite, and sandstone), per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
2-pinnately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 minute sepals
5 petals
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Dark purple
Drupe
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