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Aralia racemosa L.
American spikenard

       
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Photo of Aralia racemosa L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Aralia racemosa L.

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Distribution:
Aralia racemosa L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Aralia racemosa L.

View 18 genera in Araliaceae, 9 species in Aralia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Aralia racemosa L. ssp. bicrenata (Woot. & Standl.) S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood. .
Aralia racemosa ssp. bicrenata
American spikenard
Distribution of Aralia racemosa L. ssp. racemosa. .
Aralia racemosa ssp. racemosa
American spikenard
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Aralia racemosa L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Araliaceae – Ginseng family
Genus Aralia L. – spikenard
Species Aralia racemosa L. – American spikenard
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aralia racemosa L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Rhode Island:
spikenard              Special Concern
 

More Accounts and Images:
Aralia racemosa L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29377.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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