Aralia spinosa Linnaeus. Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Disturbed pocosins and bottomlands, disturbed areas, moist to dry forests and woodlands. Dist: NJ west to s. IN, IL, and IA, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo2, NE, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Frodin & Govaerts (2003), Moore, Glenn, & Ma (2009), Smith (1944), Smith (1982)
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