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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

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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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 Blog article.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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


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, TN.


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, FL.

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