Araliaceae
Bristly sarsaparilla
Aralia hispida
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Aralia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 毛楤木
- English
- Bristly sarsaparilla
- Russian
- Аралия щетинистоволосистая, Аралия щетинистая
Synonyms
- Aralia muehlenbergiana Schult.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 600 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacob Read, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carter Dorscht, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Beth Deimling, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Friend, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 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.