Araliaceae
California spikenard
Aralia californica
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Aralia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- أراليا كاليفورنية
- arz
- اراليا كاليفورنيه
- Chinese
- 加州楤木
- English
- California spikenard
- German
- Kalifornische Aralie
- koi
- Калифорнияись аралия
- udm
- Калифорниысь аралия
Synonyms
- Aralia californica var. acuminata S.Watson
- Aralia racemosa var. occidentalis Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Awinch1001, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.