School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Oplopanax horridus |
Pronunciation: | op-loe-PAY-nacks HORE-ih-dus |
Common Name: | devil's club |
Family Name: | Araliaceae |
Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Stems, petioles, and veins on underside of leaves covered in sharp prickles; leaves spirally arranged, palmate with 5-13 lobes, 20-40 cm wide; florets small with five greenish-white petals, in dense umbels 10-20 cm wide; drupes red, 4-7 mm wide. |
Course(s): | not used (on campus) |
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Propagation: | Layering |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant |
Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend Location Map |