WILD SARSAPARILLA

Class: Aralia nudicaulis

Family: GINSENG FAMILY

Sub Family: Araliaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to greenish-white

Height: 20-46 cm (8-18")

Each Flower: Very small and conspicuous by 5 stamens which protrude beyond 5 tiny greenish-white, outcurved petals with green ovary beneath

Leaves: Single, smooth, long leaf-stalk from root-stock divides into 2 to 5 branches, each 7.5-15 cm (3-6") long, each one again dividing into 3 short-stalked leaflets; spreading leaves obscure flowerheads

Stems: Flower-stem leafless and shorter than leaf-stalk

Blooming Period: May - June

Habitat: Moist, shaded, woody areas

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