Family: Araliaceae
bristly sarsaparilla
Andrew Hipp
Steve C. Garske
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Aralia: Latinization of an old French-Canadian name aralie which probably came from Iroquois Indian language
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-36" tall forb; stems leafy and bristly below
Leaves: twice pinnately-divided, sharply toothed, the stalks shorter than the leaf blade
Flowers: yellow to white, 5-parted; inflorescence with usually 2-25 loosely-clustered, rounded umbels; blooms June-July
Fruits: blackish, berry-like
Habitat: dry; woods; in sandy, sterile soil
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 6"-36" tall forb; stems leafy and bristly below
Leaves: twice pinnately-divided, sharply toothed, the stalks shorter than the leaf blade
Flowers: yellow to white, 5-parted; inflorescence with usually 2-25 loosely-clustered, rounded umbels; blooms June-July
Fruits: blackish, berry-like
Habitat: dry; woods; in sandy, sterile soil
Conservation Status: Native
Sandstone cliffs and ledges, sand dunes and upper beaches, barrens and dry sandy pine savannas, gravel pits, gravely banks, hills or old logging roads, sandy roadsides, occasionally at the edges of bogs or swamps
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
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