Araliaceae
Arizona spikenard
Aralia humilis
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Aralia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 矮楤木
- English
- Arizona spikenard
Synonyms
- Aralia brevifolia Marchal
- Aralia chilapensis Sessé & Moc.
- Aralia pinnata Sessé & Moc.
- Aralia pubescens DC.
- Aralia scabra C.Presl ex DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.