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  Aralia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aralia is a genus of the plant family Araliaceae, consisting of about 40 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, and some rhizomatous herbaceous perennials.
Aralia species have large bipinnate leaves clustered at the ends of branches, sometimes covered with bristles.
Aralia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Common Emerald.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aralia   (180 words)

  
 Aralia spinosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aralia spinosa, commonly known as Devil's Walking-stick or Hercules' Club, is a species in the genus Aralia, family Araliaceae, native to eastern North America.
The various names refer to the viciously spiny stems, petioles, and even leaf midribs.
It is closely related to the Asian species Aralia elata, a more commonly cultivated species with which it is easily confused.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aralia_spinosa   (216 words)

  
 TOOTHACHE TREE AND HERCULES' CLUB IN LOUISIANA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
  Both plants, Aralia spinosa and Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, are widespread throughout the Southeastern United States and have a history of use by both the early settlers and by the various tribes of Indians.
  The leaves of Aralia spinosa are two or three times pinnately compound and have thorns on the petioles and the leaves of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis are only once odd pinnately-compound.
spinosa is suspected of poisoning livestock in Maryland.
www.lnps.org /art/ToothacheHercules.htm   (1401 words)

  
 Biomechanical properties of the trunk of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the ...
Biomechanical properties of the trunk of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the crown-building phase: implications for tree architecture -- Briand et al.
Biomechanical properties of the trunk of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the crown-building phase: implications for tree architecture
Fifteen ramets of Aralia spinosa with branching crowns (Fig.
www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/86/12/1677   (3243 words)

  
 Allometry of axis length, diameter, and taper in the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) -- Briand et ...
Allometry of axis length, diameter, and taper in the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) -- Briand et al.
1. Illustration of (a) the trunk, and (b) a bipinnately compound leaf of Aralia spinosa.
In nonbranched ramets of Aralia spinosa the rachises represent
www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/85/9/1201   (3771 words)

  
 Brooklyn Botantic Garden: Plant Records
Briand, C. Biomechanical properties of the trunk of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the crown-building phase: implications for tree architecture Amer.
Briand, C. Allometry of axis length, diameter, and taper in the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) Amer.
Briand, C. H.; Soros, C. Spatial variation of prickle abundance on leaves of the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa; Araliaceae) during the trunk-builing phase J. Torrey Bot.
www.bbg.org /cgi/biblio/refquery.cgi?Aralia   (632 words)

  
 Aralia spinosa fact sheet
Araliaceae Aralia spinosa L. Leaf: Alternate, bi- or tri-pinnately compound, up to 5 feet long.
Leaflets are 2 to 4 inches long, serrate and glaucous.
Form: A large shrub or small tree with club-shaped branches; often forms a thicket.
www.cnr.vt.edu /dendro/dendrology/syllabus/aspinosa.htm   (111 words)

  
 Aralia spinosa 'Devil's Walking Stick' desirable in woods? - Trees Forum - GardenWeb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
There are a bunch of them growing up in one area where a few big trees were logged several years ago and there is no canopy.
Dry foliage of aralia spinosa and elata remind me off dead thistle plants.
I've seen a large grove of Aralias in a moderately wooded area with lots of shade.
forums2.gardenweb.com /forums/load/trees/msg0102174823142.html   (439 words)

  
 Floridata: Aralia spinosa
Aralia edulis, which is grown as a vegetable in Japan, is a similar species that grows to 3-4 ft (0.3-1.2 m) and bears bluish fl berries in late fall.
Devil's walking stick comes from the eastern United States, where it grows in open woodlands and in clearings and along forest edges.
Aralia spinosa's dark purple berries are toxic to humans but provide nutrition to birds and wildlife.
www.floridata.com /ref/A/aral_spi.cfm   (928 words)

  
 Order Devil's Walking Stick, Aralia spinosa, Herb Seeds
The Aralia spinosa is a small tree, growing to about 30 feet.
The aralia spinosa inhabits the United States in various parts, from Pennsylvania to Louisiana, and westward to Missouri, growing in damp and rich woods and fields.
The thin, ash-colored bark is the part used, although other parts of the plant possess medicinal properties; it has a peculiar, somewhat fragrant odor, and a slightly bitter, biting taste; alcohol or water extracts its properties.
www.sandmountainherbs.com /devils_walking.html   (278 words)

  
 M.M.P.N.D. Sorting Aralia names
Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis Blume, non L. Aralia cordata
L. Aralia subcapidata Hoo, Aralia hupehensis Hoo, Aralia taibaiensis Z. Wang and H.
Aralia racemosa L. FRENCH : Aralie à grappes.
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au /Sorting/Aralia.html   (139 words)

  
 DFT Vascular Plant Image Library (Araliaceae)
Aralia racemosa (zoom) - Developing infructescence; woodlands near Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio - photo: Hugh Wilson
Aralia racemosa (zoom) - Flowers at anthesis, close; woodlands near Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio - photo: Hugh Wilson
Aralia racemosa (zoom) - Developing infructescence, close; woodlands near Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio - photo: Hugh Wilson
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/imaxxarl.htm   (442 words)

  
 Digital Flora of Texas Vascular Plant Image Library query results: Aralia spinosa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Araliaceae: Aralia spinosa (zoom) - Stipular spines; at bridge, Lick Creek Park, College Station (Brazos County), Texas (site overview) - photo: Hugh Wilson
Araliaceae: Aralia spinosa (zoom) - Active node; at bridge, Lick Creek Park, College Station (Brazos County), Texas (site overview) - photo: Hugh Wilson
Araliaceae: Aralia spinosa - Native, from Navasota Flora.
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=Aralia+spinosa   (117 words)

  
 The Global Compendium of Weeds: Aralia spinosa L.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Global Compendium of Weeds: Aralia spinosa L. Aralia spinosa
NOTE: Please do NOT link to or bookmark this page; it is a TEMPORARY URL which will be replaced within a few months.
NOTE: for now (until database/website are updated), you must manually search for each data source in the GWC Data Sources document.)
www.hear.org /gcw/html/autogend/species/1722.HTM   (117 words)

  
 devil's walkingstick, Aralia spinosa (Apiales: Araliaceae) @ Forestry Images
devil's walkingstick, Aralia spinosa (Apiales: Araliaceae) @ Forestry Images
Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia spinosa L. 16 records
Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
www.forestryimages.org /browse/subimages.cfm?sub=10484&search=Search   (209 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick, Angelica Tree Aralia spinosa
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick, Angelica Tree Aralia spinosa
On Jun 19, 2006, Jack1922 from Waynesboro, MS wrote:
Devil's Walking Stick, Aralia spinosa, growing out in the woods (not cultivated) in Choctaw County, Alabama and on a fencerow in Wayne County, Mississippi.
davesgarden.com /pf/go/1658   (1107 words)

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