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ARALIACEAE
Ginseng Family
Aralia spinosa  (devil's walking-stick)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Aralia: Latinized form of old French-Candian name for Aralie; spinosa: with spines
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Tree
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Young woodlands, edges and thickets
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☑ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Fruits occasionally eaten by Wood Thrush, White-Throated Sparrow, and various mammals; host plant for Papaipema araliae (Aralia Shoot Borer Moth); flowers are an important pollen and nectar source for bees.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Species reaches its northern limit along the Atlantic seaboard in Delaware, but extends west to northwestern Pennsylvania.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
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