Aralia nudicaulis L.
Detail
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Botanical Name
- Aralia nudicaulis L.
- Common Name
- Wild Sarsaparilla
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Aralia nudicaulis L.
- Comments
- This species is strongly rhizomatous, and under favorable circumstances can spread into clonal colonies one or more hectares in extent.
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry forests, boulder fields, shaded outcrops; widespread on acidic and mafic substrates, usually absent from strongly calcareous substrates such as limestone. Common in the mountains and inner and n. Piedmont; rare in the outer Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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