Araliaceae

Wild sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis L.

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Aralia

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Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: فشاغ کاذب
atj: Wapockockw
English: Wild sarsaparilla, False sarsaparilla, Rabbit root, Shot bush, Small spikenard, Wild liquorice
French: Aralie à tige nue

Synonyms

Aralia nudicaulis f. abortiva Dans.
Aralia nudicaulis f. depauperata Vict.
Aralia nudicaulis f. nudicaulis
Aralia nudicaulis f. prolifera (Apgar) Britton
Aralia nudicaulis f. virescens Vict. & J.Rousseau
Aralia nudicaulis var. elongata Nash
Aralia nudicaulis var. prolifera Apgar

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 2,484 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brighton Lee, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Behm, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: wewantashrubbery, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: George Pushkal, 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.