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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Uncommon to fairly common statewide in NC, Aralia spinosa is a small tree growing in various bottomlands and forested habitats. |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 The flowers attract various bees and butterflies, especially hairstreaks. |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013 |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013 |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 Not a stem you would want to grab as you walk through the woods! |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013 |
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Devil's-walking-stick, Hercules's-club, Prickly-ash (Aralia spinosa) York Co., VA 20 Aug 2013 |
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American Spikenard (Aralia racemosa) Wilkes Co., NC 24 Aug 2016 In North Carolina, this uncommon shrub is found along edges of rich woods locally in the western 2/3 of the state. |
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American Spikenard (Aralia racemosa) Wilkes Co., NC 24 Aug 2016 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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