*Eleutherococcus sieboldianus (Makino) Koidzumi. Common name: Fiveleaf Aralia. Phenology: May-Jun; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, persisting and spreading from horticultural use. Distribution: Native of Japan. Reported as introduced and apparently naturalized in Randolph County, WV, scattered locations in PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), OH, n. KY (Clark et al. 2005), and IL (Mohlenbrock 2014); this species is undoubtedly present in more localities and states than currently documented.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA13, K4, Mi, NY, Frodin & Govaerts (2003); = Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino — Il, Pa; = n/a — C, F, G; < Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai — NE, misapplied. Basionym: Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino 1898
Links to other floras: = Eleutherococcus sieboldianus - FNA13
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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