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Aralia spinosa

devil's walkingstick
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

devil's walkingstick

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Aralia spinosa

Familia:

Araliaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

8-12 ft tall.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

purple,black

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruit ripe in fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or background hedge.

Consideraciones:

When its huge triply compound leaves are shed in the fall, only the main thorny stem is left standing through the winter months--hence the name devil's walking stick. In the right situation, it can sucker aggressively.

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, division.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A, 8B, 9A, 9B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Attracts butterflies and bees.  Documented bee species include  Colletes mandibularis, Hylaeus confluens, Augochlora pura, Coelioxys dolichos, C. texana, Megachile mendica, M. xylocopoides , and Epeolus zonatus (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Birds and small mammals consume the fruit. Birds include nuthatches, orioles, chickadees, titmice, and warblers.

Hábitats nativos:

The edges of dry hammocks and dry hardwood forests.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

The aromatic spicy roots and fruit were used by early settlers in home remedies, including a cure for toothaches.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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