Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely. Many studies have found that there is no unifying characteristic capable of classifying the family. [6] In general, Araliaceae species have large, usually alternate leaves, often with aromatic ethereal oils, five-petaled flowers, two to five carpels, simple umbels, and berries without carpophores or oil cavities. [7]
The tree is called the devil's, monkey's or Mexican hand tree or the hand-flower in English, the árbol de las manitas (tree of little hands) in Spanish, and mācpalxōchitl [2] (palm flower) in Nahuatl, all on account of its distinctive red flowers, which resemble open human hands. The scientific name means "five-fingered hand-flower tree".
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. It has also been known as Angelica-tree. [2]
The flowers are grouped into clusters at the top of the stems and bloom from May to August. The seed pods that form after the flowers bloom are small, approximately 5 centimetres (2 in) long. [4] The roots are long and stringy, which is probably the source of the common names catgut and devil's shoestrings. [5]
The guanacaste is a medium-sized to large tree, growing to 25–35 m (82–115 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 3.5 m (11 ft) in diameter. Unusual in a tree of these proportions, buttresses are completely lacking. The bark is light gray, with prominent dark reddish-brown, vertical fissures. In young trees, these fissures are closer together. and ...
The area around the understory species Duroia hirsuta is often devoid of all other plant types, leading to the local name 'Devil's garden'. [3] The cost to the host plant for this protection is considerable, since the resident ants subject the tree to increased leaf cutting.
Eleutherococcus senticosus leaves. Eleutherococcus senticosus is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia. [1] [3] It may be colloquially called devil's bush, [4] Siberian ginseng, taiga root, [5] eleuthero, ciwujia, Devil's shrub, shigoka, touch-me-not, wild pepper, or kan jang. [6]