DEVILS’-CLUB

Class: Oplipanax horridus

Family: GINSENG FAMILY

Sub Family: Araliaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Greenish-white. Red berries

Height: 1-3 m (3-10')

Each Flower: Up to 7 mm (1/4") long and almost stemless with 5 petals and 5 stamens

Leaves: Large, tough, like maple leaf, 30 cm (12") broad and 20 cm (8") long with coarsely-toothed lobes. Stalks up to 23 cm (9") long and together with veins, sharply spiny

Stems: Thick, armed with sharp spines

Blooming Period: May - July. Berries from August onwards.

Habitat: Moist, shady woods from low to middle elevations

Note:

Poisonous