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Aralia racemosa ~ spikenard

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Characteristics:

• FACU (can also be common in forested wetlands)

• Michigan C Value: 8

• one of the largest herbaceous species

• widely spreading and bushy

• large compound leaves

• large inflorescence of many umbels of purple black fruit

• individual umbels usually less than 2.5 cm broad, though occasionally nearly 3 cm broad when fruiting

• often in rich, moist hardwood forests

• especially along edges and clearings

• cedar swamps

• native