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Aralia L. (Araliaceae)

A genus of about thirty to seventy species of herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees; primarily of e. North America, e. Asia, and se. Asia.

One species occurs in North Carolina, Aralia spinosa (Devil's-walking-stick). It is considered native to the state.

Bark of Aralia spinosa
Bark of Aralia spinosa (Copyright W. Cook)
Twig of Aralia spinosa
Twig of Aralia spinosa (Photo: S.J. Baskauf, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; Bioimages)
Compound leaf of Aralia spinosa
Compound leaf Aralia spinosa (Copyright W. Cook)
Flowers of Aralia spinosa
Flowers of Aralia spinosa (Copyright W. Cook)
Drupes of Aralia spinosa
Drupes of Aralia spinosa (Copyright W. Cook)
N.C. distribution of Aralia spinosa
N.C. distribution of Aralia spinosa

Aralia spinosa (Devil's-walking-stick)
(Common; disturbed pocosins and bottomlands, disturbed areas, moist to dry forests and woodlands; Mt, Pd, CP; Fl: Jun-Sep)