Araliaceae

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California Spikenard

California Spikenard

Aralia californica S.Watson

Aralia californica S.Watson is a deciduous herbaceous perennial native to California and Oregon, with traditional herbal uses.

Japanese angelica tree

Japanese angelica tree

Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem.

Aralia elata is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub that is often cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.

bristly sarsaparilla

bristly sarsaparilla

Aralia hispida Vent.

Aralia hispida Vent., or bristly sarsaparilla, is a perennial Araliaceae species native to eastern North America that prefers dry sandy soil.

wild sarsaparilla

wild sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis L.

Aralia nudicaulis L. is a herbaceous perennial North American forest plant with edible berries and roots used in herbal medicine.

American spikenard

American spikenard

Aralia racemosa L.

Aralia racemosa L. is a herbaceous ornamental Araliaceae plant native to the US and Canada, growing 1–2 m tall in shady areas.

devil's walkingstick

devil's walkingstick

Aralia spinosa L.

Aralia spinosa (devil's walking stick) is a spiny deciduous shrub/tree native to eastern US, grown ornamentally with edible young leaves.

Astrotricha floccosa DC.

Astrotricha floccosa DC.

Astrotricha floccosa DC.

Astrotricha floccosa, the flannel leaf, is an erect Australian shrub with woolly white hairs on stems and leaf undersides.

Broad-leaf Star Hair

Broad-leaf Star Hair

Astrotricha latifolia Benth.

Astrotricha latifolia is a large Australian shrub found in wet forests and rainforest edges from Queensland to New South Wales.

ʻŌlapa

ʻŌlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaudich.) A.Heller

Cheirodendron trigynum, ʻŌlapa, is an endemic Hawaiian medium flowering tree in Araliaceae, an abundant main island understory species.

Southern Cabbagetree

Southern Cabbagetree

Cussonia paniculata Eckl. & Zeyh.

Cussonia paniculata is a South African native tree or shrub grown ornamentally, with leaves used to treat dysmenorrhea.

Cabbage tree

Cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata Thunb.

Cussonia spicata Thunb. is an African tree used in traditional medicine, with currently researched medicinal properties.

Cape Coast Cabbagetree

Cape Coast Cabbagetree

Cussonia thyrsiflora Thunb.

Cussonia thyrsiflora is a small evergreen Araliaceae tree native to South Africa's southern Cape coast.

angelica tree

angelica tree

Dendropanax arboreus (L.) Decne. & Planch.

Tatarian aralia

Tatarian aralia

Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) S.Y.Hu

Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus is a 2m - tall deciduous shrub with yellow hermaphroditic flowers. It flowers from late April to early June, fruits in September, is found in China, Japan, and parts of South Korea, and is used ornamentally.

Japanese aralia

Japanese aralia

Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch.

Fatsia japonica is an evergreen ornamental shrub grown outdoors and indoors, with several recognized cultivars.

Taiwan Diplofatsis

Taiwan Diplofatsis

Fatsia polycarpa Hayata

Fatsia polycarpa is an evergreen endemic Taiwanese flowering shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Canary Islands Ivy

Canary Islands Ivy

Hedera canariensis Willd.

Hedera canariensis Willd. is an evergreen climbing ivy endemic to the Canary Islands, cultivated for gardens and floral arrangements.

Persian Ivy

Persian Ivy

Hedera colchica (K.Koch) K.Koch

Hedera colchica is a large, adaptable evergreen ivy that provides food for pollinators and birds.

common ivy

common ivy

Hedera helix L.

Hedera helix L., common ivy, is an evergreen climbing plant with ornamental, therapeutic, and ecological value.

Atlantic Ivy

Atlantic Ivy

Hedera hibernica Poit.

Hedera hibernica is an evergreen climbing ivy that is garden-grown and invasive in some introduced regions.

Japanese Ivy

Japanese Ivy

Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Bean

Hedera rhombea is an evergreen climbing ivy with rhombic leaves, poisonous stems, cultivated for gardens and floral arrangements.

Australian Umbrella Tree

Australian Umbrella Tree

Heptapleurum actinophyllum (Endl.) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

Heptapleurum actinophyllum is an evergreen rainforest tree grown ornamentally that is invasive in some regions.

Miniature umbrella tree

Miniature umbrella tree

Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata

Heptapleurum arboricola is an evergreen shrub native to Taiwan, widely grown as a tolerant houseplant and mild-climate landscape plant.

Ivy Tree

Ivy Tree

Heptapleurum heptaphyllum (L.) Y.F.Deng

Heptapleurum heptaphyllum is an Araliaceae flowering plant native to East and Southeast Asia, now including the former critically endangered Schefflera rubriflora.

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