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Aralia racemosa
Also called Indianroot, Life Of Man, Old Man's Root, Petty Morel, Small Spikenard, Spiceberry, Spignet
American spikenard is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America, growing 1 to 2 m tall in shady woodland. It is grown as an ornamental and is valued for its large, aromatic flower clusters and berries.
Aralia racemosa, with common names American spikenard, small spikenard, Indian root, spice berry, spignet, life-of-man, petty morel, is an ornamental plant in the family Araliaceae native to the United States and Canada. It is a herbaceous plant, about 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) tall, which grows in shady areas. Its native range includes most of the eastern United States.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aralia racemosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
