| Accepted name: |
Aralia nudicaulis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Aralia nudicaulis L. var. elongata Nash
-Aralia nudicaulis L. var. prolifera A.C. Apgar
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| English names: |
Virginian Sarsaparilla
Wild Sarsaparilla
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| French names: |
Aralie à tige nue
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARANU
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The young blanched shoots are much used in E Asian cuisines. The rhizomes are utilized for making stimulant and tonic remedies. Also grown as an ornamental plant(*2,*3,*4,*5). |
| Key Characters: |
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