Aralia racemosa

spikenard

Photograph(s) by*: RHW, RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1.5-6.5'
Flowers: Jun.-Aug.; greenish-white
Fruit: dark purple; berry

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic

Habitat

rich woods and thickets, wooded slopes and edges

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

*

Notes

not common in coastal plain

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1398.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004