Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia > Aralia spinosaAralia spinosa (devil's walkingstick)Synonyms: Aralia georgica; Aralia leroana; Aralia spinosa f. subinermis; Aralia spinosa var. glabra; Aralia spinosa var. inermis; Aralia spinosa var. subinermis; Chaerophyllum arborescens Aralia spinosa, commonly known as Devil's Walkingstick, is a woody species of plants in the genus Aralia, family Araliaceae, native to eastern North America. The various names refer to the viciously sharp, spiny stems, petioles, and even leaf midribs. It has also been known as Angelica-tree. Aralia spinosa is occasionally cultivated for its exotic, tropical appearance, having large lacy compound leaves. It is closely related to the Asian species Aralia elata, a more commonly cultivated species with which it is easily confused. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium | | Screening - Summer [2] | Porous | | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Early Summer | | Drought Tolerance [2] | Low | | Fire Tolerance [2] | High | | Frost Free Days [2] | 5 months 10 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | High | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | | Growth Form [2] | Multiple Stem | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Moderate | | Hazards [2] | Slight Toxicity | | Leaf Type [3] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | | Root Depth [2] | 30 inches (76 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [2] | Medium | | Seeds Per [2] | 131000 / lb (288805 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | | Structure [3] | Tree | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | | | Flower Color [2] | White | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | Black | | | Flower Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | | Height [2] | 20 feet (6.1 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | | Soil Fertility [2] | Very Rich | | Water Use [2] | High |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4Characteristics of Some Fruiting Plant Species in Northwest Arkansas, and the Avian Assemblages that Feed on Them, John W. Prather, Kimberly G. Smith, Michael A. Mlodinow, Cecilia M. Riley, Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science,Vol. 54, 2000, pp. 103-108 ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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