Hercules' Club

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L. - Rue family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Hercules' Club: Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio cresphontes, Papilio troilus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.