spikenards
Aralia
Aralia /əˈreɪliə/, or spikenard, is a genus of the family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and rhizomatous herbaceous perennials. The genus is native to Asia and the Americas, with most species occurring in mountain woodlands. Aralia plants vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching 50 centimetres (20 in) tall, while some are trees growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall.
52 branches of this genus, most-observed first
wild sarsaparilla
speciesAralia nudicaulis
devil's walkingstick
speciesAralia spinosa
American spikenard
speciesAralia racemosa
Japanese angelica tree
speciesAralia elata
bristly sarsaparilla
speciesAralia hispida
California Spikenard
speciesAralia californica
Decaisne's spikenard
speciesAralia decaisneana
Aralia bipinnata
speciesAralia bipinnata
Aralia cordata
speciesAralia cordata
Aralia armata
speciesAralia armata
Aralia bicrenata
speciesAralia bicrenata
Chinese Angelica-tree
speciesAralia chinensis
Arizona Spikenard
speciesAralia humilis
Continental spikenard
speciesAralia continentalis
Aralia spinifolia
speciesAralia spinifolia
Aralia excelsa
speciesAralia excelsa
Aralia echinocaulis
speciesAralia echinocaulis
Aralia scopulorum
speciesAralia scopulorum
Aralia warmingiana
speciesAralia warmingiana
Aralia castanopsicola
speciesAralia castanopsicola
Aralia dasyphylla
speciesAralia dasyphylla
Aralia leschenaultii
speciesAralia leschenaultii
Aralia soratensis
speciesAralia soratensis
Aralia finlaysoniana
speciesAralia finlaysoniana
Aralia cachemirica
speciesAralia cachemirica
Aralia debilis
speciesAralia debilis
Aralia undulata
speciesAralia undulata
Aralia montana
speciesAralia montana
Aralia atropurpurea
speciesAralia atropurpurea
Aralia regeliana
speciesAralia regeliana
Aralia tomentella
speciesAralia tomentella
Aralia merrillii
speciesAralia merrillii
Aralia thomsonii
speciesAralia thomsonii
Aralia glabra
speciesAralia glabra
Aralia foliolosa
speciesAralia foliolosa
Aralia searelliana
speciesAralia searelliana
Aralia henryi
speciesAralia henryi
Aralia malabarica
speciesAralia malabarica
Aralia tibetana
speciesAralia tibetana
Aralia caesia
speciesAralia caesia
Aralia kingdon-wardii
speciesAralia kingdon-wardii
Aralia melanocarpa
speciesAralia melanocarpa
Aralia kansuensis
speciesAralia kansuensis
Aralia stipulata
speciesAralia stipulata
Aralia dasyphylloides
speciesAralia dasyphylloides
Aralia duplex
speciesAralia duplex
Aralia mexicana
speciesAralia mexicana
Aralia schefflera
speciesAralia schefflera
Aralia rex
speciesAralia rex
Aralia frodiniana
speciesAralia frodiniana
Aralia bahiana
speciesAralia bahiana
Aralia wangshanensis
speciesAralia wangshanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52850.