Aralia hispida
| Aralia hispida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Aralia |
| Species: | A. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Aralia hispida Vent. | |
Aralia hispida, commonly known as the bristly sarsaparilla, is a member of the Araliaceae, or the ginseng family. It can be found from New Jersey to the south to Indiana in the north, while east to the Hudson Bay and west to Minnesota. It prefers dry and sandy soil, and is a perennial that blooms in June and July. It has a rhizome that can overwinter up to 50 centimetres (20 in) above ground. It has ovate to bipinnately compound leaves with 10 centimetres (3.9 in), serrate, ovate to shield-shaped leaflets on short petioles. Fruits are dark and globose.[1]
References
- ↑ Gleason & Cronquist (1991). Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (2nd ed.). The New York Botanical Garden.
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