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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Araliaceae
Aralia nudicaulis L.
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia: Latinization of an old French-Canadian name aralie which probably came from Iroquois Indian language
nudicaulis: nudus for "naked, nude;" caulon for "stem"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-20" tall forb; stems not leafy or bristly |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted; inflorescence of usually 3 stalked, rounded umbels together on a leafless stalk arising directly from the base of the plant; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | blackish, berry-like |
| Leaf: | basal, with 3 together on an erect stalk up to 20” long, finely toothed, each pinnately-divided into 3-5 parts |
| Habitat: | shade; moist to dry; woods |
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