Spikenard or Indian-root
Spikenard or Indian-root
Aralia racemosa
Ginseng Family - Araliaceae
Flowers are quite small, greenish white and arranged in a long branching cluster of round, stalked flower heads (umbels). Plants 3 to 6 feet tall in wooded areas.
(Photographed - July)
Highly branched stems carry alternating large leaves each divided 2 to 4 times into heart-shaped, toothed leaflets.
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