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Aralia nudicaulisWild Sarsaparilla |
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Names and MythsAralia (The Indian name) nudicaulis naked-stemmed. Named due to the similarity of taste to the roots of the true sarsaparillas.1 |
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Natural history / FolkloreCalled rabbit foot by the Indians and used as a blood medicine or applied to a sore.10 May be used as a tea or root beer.20 |
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DescriptionJune August Leafless flower stem toped with 2-7 spherical umbels of tiny flowers with protruding stamens, Leaves on taller stalk, divided in 3 branching parts each with 3-5 ovate leaflets. Upland woods. |
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