Aralia humilis Cav.

Arizona spikenard (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia

Characteristics

A perennial shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist or dry brushy slopes, often in pine-oak forest, sometimes on limestone; at elevations of 500-1,900 metres in Guatemala.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aralia humilis world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Aralia humilis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89668-1
WFO ID wfo-0000257716
COL ID G4TW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aralia chilapensis Aralia pinnata Aralia pubescens Aralia scabra Aralia humilis Aralia brevifolia