Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
Wild sarsaparilla carpets woodland floors with a single long-stalked compound leaf shading hidden greenish flower balls, then dark berries for wildlife. A fine woodland groundcover.
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY