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Eleutherococcus spinosus is a deciduous, thorny shrub in the ginseng family (Araliaceae), native to forest edges in Japan. It is a hardy garden shrub, grown mainly for its spiny habit and small black fruit.
Eleutherococcus spinosus is a species of flowering shrub in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). It native to Japan, where it is common species found on the island of Honshu south of Iwate Prefecture. Its natural habitat is in areas of forest edges.
Eleutherococcus spinosus is a deciduous shrub with thorny branches. Its leaves are compound with five leaflets. These leaflets are thickened, 2–7 cm (0.79–2.76 in) long, and have an acute to obtuse apex. In May it produces white umbels of flowers, born on short spurs. Its fruits are black are ripen around July.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleutherococcus spinosus 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.
