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Aralia spinosa


 

Aralia spinosa
Devil's walking stick, Hercules' club

Borne in August and September, the black drupes are 1/4" long and soon eaten by birds. The remaining infructescence is pinkish-red and persistant for several months in late summer to early fall.

 
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