About Aralia hispida Vent.
Aralia hispida Vent., commonly known as bristly sarsaparilla, is a species in the plant family Araliaceae. This perennial plant grows in eastern North America, ranging from Hudson Bay south to Indiana, and from Minnesota east to Newfoundland. It prefers dry, sandy soil, and blooms between June and July each year. Its rhizome can survive winter with stems growing up to 50 centimetres (20 in) above ground. It produces ovate to bipinnately compound leaves that hold 10 centimetre (3.9 in) long, serrated leaflets. Leaflets range in shape from ovate to shield-shaped, and attach to short petioles. Its fruits are dark-colored and globose in shape.
