Araliaceae

American spikenard

Aralia racemosa L.

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Aralia

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American spikenard (Aralia racemosa) — Photo: Jennifer Bunner, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: ناردين أمريكي
Chinese: 美洲楤木, 总序土当归
English: American spikenard
Finnish: Terttuaralia
Spanish: Espinacardo, Nardo americano

Synonyms

Aralia racemosa f. foliosa (Vict. & J.Rousseau) Scoggan
Aralia racemosa f. racemosa
Aralia racemosa var. foliosa Vict. & J.Rousseau

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.