Taxon: Aralia nudicaulis L.

Summary

Genus:

Aralia

Family:

Araliaceae

Subfamily:

Aralioideae

Nomen number:

3826

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:274. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/11/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (3 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Links

Forestry Images – from www.forestryimages.org

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1214.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Smith, A. C. 1944. Araliaceae. In: Britton, N. L. et al., eds. ser. 1; C. T. Rogerson, ed. ser. 2, North American flora 28B. Note: ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	American-sarsaparilla	1	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
English	rabbitroot	1	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
English	shotbush	1	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
English	small-spikenard	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English	Virginia-sarsaparilla	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	wild licorice	1	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
English	wild sarsaparilla	1	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
French	angélique à tige nue	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1214.
French	salsepareille	2	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
German	nacktstänglige Aralie	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1214.
Swedish	kryparalia	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	n.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	n.e.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	n.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho	n.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	n.w.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington	n.e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming	n.e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	n.e.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	s.w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon	s.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.	Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.), Yukon (s.)]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba (s.), British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (n.e.), Nebraska (n.), North Dakota, South Dakota (w.), Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho (n.), Montana (n.w.), Washington (n.e.), Wyoming (n.e.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Georgia (n.), Kentucky (n.e.), Maryland, North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Wen, J. 2011. Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): revision of sections Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciadodendron. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 57:109-118.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Food additives	flavoring		Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
Food additives	flavoring	used to flavor root beer	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Medicines	folklore		Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3826. Accessed 12 May 2026.