Filed As:

Araliaceae
Aralia spinosa L.

All Determinations:

Aralia spinosa L. det. D. E. Atha, 2011

Location:

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge. Alt. 4 m. (13 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 9427 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010

Description:

Shrub; fruit black. Asians reported to collect flower buds in spring for potherb (fide Robert Rittenhouse). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01268872
GUID: 567238a0-aa13-48c3-97ef-22cebed739db

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (37.266340N, 75.975338W (±50m))
Coordinates: (37.2663, -75.9753)

Distribution:

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