Aralia spinosa

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Aralia spinosa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Aralia
Species: A. spinosa
Binomial name
Aralia spinosa
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Natural range of Aralia spinosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common names: Devil's Walking Stick

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Aralia spinosa:

Apidae: Epeolus zonatus

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Augochlora pura

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni

Leucospididae: Leucospis slossonae

Megachilidae: Coelioxys dolichos

Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi

Megachilidae: Coelioxys texana

Megachilidae: Megachile mendica

Megachilidae: Megachile xylocopoides

Sphecidae: Cerceris flavofasciata floridensis

Sphecidae: Cerceris rufopicta

Sphecidae: Ectemnius decemmaculatus tequesta

Sphecidae: Ectemnius maculosus

Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais

Vespidae: Euodynerus megaera

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora

Vespidae: Zethus spinipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes