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Devil's club or Devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) [2] is a large understory shrub native to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines.
Aralia spinosa, commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus Aralia of the family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern North America . The various names refer to the viciously sharp, spiny stems, petioles and even leaf midribs.
Devil's club, traditionally used by Native Americans to treat adult-onset diabetes and a variety of tumors. In vitro studies showed that extracts of devil's club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. [40] The plant is used medicinally and ceremonially by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska, who refer to it as "Tlingit aspirin". A piece of devil's ...
The flowers are produced in large umbels in late summer, each flower small and white. The fruit is a small black drupe. Aralia elata is closely related to the American species Aralia spinosa, with which it is easily confused. A. elata can be differentiated by having its inflorescence on a horizontal axis.
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The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.
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In the most recent video, Magdanz described his visit to the newest grocery store in Kotzebue, recording some food and drink prices there.. Butter was on sale for $8.14 per pound, a quart of ...