Family: Araliaceae Ginseng Family
Genus: Aralia Spikenard
Widely distributed genus with about 68 species of shrubs and trees and vines.
Scientific Name: Aralia racemosa L.
Common Name(s): American Spikenard, Life-of-man
Growth Type: perennial
Species Description:
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| Caption: American spikenard's bipinnately compound leaf.
ID: Hrb-ARLSS-001 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): leaf
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| Caption: American spikenard's white, panicle inflorescence on the end of branches.
ID: Hrb-ARLSS-002 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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| Caption: American spikenard's white, panicle inflorescence on the end of branches.
ID: Hrb-ARLSS-003 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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