''Aralia hispida'', commonly known as the bristly sarsaparilla, is a member of the family

Araliaceae The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely, but it is predominantly distinguish ...

. It can be found in eastern North America from Hudson Bay south to Indiana and from Minnesota east to Newfoundland. It prefers dry and sandy soil, and is a perennial that blooms in June and July. It has a rhizome that can overwinter up to above ground. It has ovate to bipinnately compound leaves with , serrate, ovate to shield-shaped leaflets on short petioles. Fruits are dark and globose.

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hispida {{Araliaceae-stub