Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
Image ID: 2019/dl008
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Native
Family:
Araliaceae (Ginseng)
Height: 375 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: May to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Delaware and Lehigh Trail
Date: 5/25/2019
Notes:
Three flower clusters, with three compound leaves on a separate stem.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
