Rutaceae
Hercules' club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Hercules' club
- Spanish
- Kampmania fraxinifolia, Pseudopetalon glandulosum, Pseudopetalon tricarpum
Synonyms
- Fagara clava-herculis (L.) Small
- Xanthophyllon clava-herculis (L.) St.-Lag.
- Zanthoxylum aromaticum (Blume) Miq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Gaberlunzi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.