Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa L. - Ginseng family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 30 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Devil's Walkingstick: Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Dichomeris juncidella, Papaipema araliae
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.