Araliaceae

Eleutherococcus trifoliatus (L.) S.Y.Hu

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Eleutherococcus

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Eleutherococcus trifoliatus (Eleutherococcus trifoliatus) — FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 白簕, 三葉五加, 三加皮, 三叶五加, 白簕花, 三加花, 刺三加, 白勒

Synonyms

Acanthopanax aculeatus (Aiton) Witte
Acanthopanax sepium Seem.
Acanthopanax spinifolius Merr.
Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Voss
Aralia trifoliata (L.) Meyen
Eleutherococcus spinifolia (Merr.) S.Y.Hu
Eleutherococcus trifoliatus var. integerrimus C.B.Shang & Lowry
Panax aculeatus Aiton
Panax loureirianus DC.
Plectronia chinensis Lour.
Zanthoxylum trifoliatum L.

Flowers

In flower: September to December (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 許文俊, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kristine Paulus, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 何小花, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hilda Chan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, 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). About our plant data.