Araliaceae
Aralia

Aralia spinosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 273 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Albania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Rhode I.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Wen, J. (2004). Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. sect. Dimorpanthus (Miq.) Miq. (Araliaceae). Cathaya; Annals of the Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 15-16: 1-179.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378128808_ILLUSTRATED_FLORA_of_Albania_Update_101. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Flora of North America North of Mexico 13: 1-566. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Wen, J. (2004). Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. sect. Dimorpanthus (Miq.) Miq. (Araliaceae). Cathaya; Annals of the Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 15-16: 1-179.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Gouan] [s.n.] K005511786 Yes
James, J.F. [1046] United States K005511788 Yes
Nee, M. [62598] United States K005511779 Yes
[Gouan] [s.n.] K005511785 Yes
Crowley, D.; Townsend, R.; Harmer, J.; Yatskievych, G. [WECA27] United States K005511780 Yes
[F. Pursh] [s.n.] K005511784 Yes
Nee, M. [62598] United States K005511777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K005511787 Yes
Naczi, R.C. [12599] United States K005511778 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] K005511782 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] K005511783 Yes
Crowley, D.; Townsend, R.; Harmer, J.; Yatskievych, G. [WECA27] United States K005511781 Yes

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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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