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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.
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 plants generally grow in clusters of branchless trunks, although stout wide-spreading branches are occasionally produced. [2] The flowers are creamy-white. Each individual flower is small (about 5 mm or 3 ⁄ 16 in across) but produced in a large composite panicles which is 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long. Flowering is in late summer.
Chamaelirium is a genus of flowering plants containing the single species Chamaelirium luteum, commonly known as blazing-star, [2] devil's bit, [2] false unicorn, [2] fairy wand, [2] and helonias. [2] It is a perennial herb native to the eastern United States. It can be found in a variety of habitats, including wet meadows and deciduous woodlands.
Aconitum (/ ˌ æ k ə ˈ n aɪ t əm /), [2] also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket, [3] is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
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]
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The lesser jack tends to grow as a sprawling weed. The leaves are plain in shape, resembling spinach. The flowers of different sexes are clustered separately on the same plant. The plant produces many seeds with a hard, prickly casing. These are produced both in clusters along the branches and at the base of the stem. The root is thick and ...