Bristly Sarsaparilla

Aralia hispida Vent. - Ginseng family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Bristly Sarsaparilla: Celastrina argiolus ladon, Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea II, Eupithecia satyrata fumata

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.