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Aralia nudicaulis Linnaeus. Common name: Wild Sarsaparilla. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Upland forests and woodlands, rocky places, most typically in rather dry places, such as ridgetop forests. Distribution: NL (Labrador) and NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to e. VA, c. NC, ne. GA, e. TN, IN, IL, MO, NE, CO, ID, and WA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A. nudicaulis may warrant removal to a separate, monotypic genus, following various studies, including Zuo, Wen, & Zhou (2017) that showed it as "basal" to Aralia + Panax.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo2, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Frodin & Govaerts (2003), Smith (1944), Smith (1982a), Wen (2011). Basionym: Aralia nudicaulis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Aralia nudicaulis - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of upland forests and woodlands, usually in rocky and rather dry places, such as ridgetop forests.

Stems: Stems underground and sending up a single leaf stalk and single flowering stalk, both of which may be tinged with red.

Leaves: Leaves 1 (2), long-petioled, divided into 3 with each division pinnately divided into 3-5 oval to elliptic leaflets that are 2-5 in. long, finely toothed and smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in 3 rounded umbels at end of stalk (may be hidden beneath leaf), greenish-white, less than 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5 incurved petals, insignificant sepals, 5 protruding stamens and a pistil with 5 styles.

Fruits: Fruit a round, dark-blue berry.

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Height: 12-18 in.

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description: Erect perennial of upland forests and woodlands, usually in rocky and rather dry places, such as ridgetop forests.

stems: Stems underground and sending up a single leaf stalk and single flowering stalk, both of which may be tinged with red.

leaves: Leaves 1 (2), long-petioled, divided into 3 with each division pinnately divided into 3-5 oval to elliptic leaflets that are 2-5 in. long, finely toothed and smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in 3 rounded umbels at end of stalk (may be hidden beneath leaf), greenish-white, less than 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5 incurved petals, insignificant sepals, 5 protruding stamens and a pistil with 5 styles.

fruits: Fruit a round, dark-blue berry.

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