Aralia racemosa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Aralia
Species: Aralia racemosa
Name

Aralia racemosa L. (1753)
Synonyms

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

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Nova Scotia; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Prince Edward I.; Qubec; Rhode I.; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 273. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Aralia racemosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aralia racemosa. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Aralia racemosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Aralia racemosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Nov. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aralia racemosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: American Spikenard, Life-of-man, Petty Morel
español: Aralia, Espinacardo, Nardo Americano
suomi: Terttuaralia

Aralia racemosa, with common names American spikenard, small spikenard, Indian root, spice berry, spignet, life-of-man, petty morel,[1] is an ornamental plant in the family Araliaceae native to the United States and Canada. It is a herbaceous plant, about 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) tall, which grows in shady areas.[2] Its native range includes most of the eastern United States.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aralia racemosa.

"Aralia racemosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Slattery, Britt E.; Kathryn Reshetiloff & Susan M. Zwicker (2003), "Aralia racemosa", Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Aralia racemosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.

Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.