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Aralia nudicaulis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 274. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (35).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (31).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (32).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (4).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (11).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (27).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (33).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (6).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (3).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (5).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (36).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (2).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (10).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (30).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (9).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (29).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (28).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (38).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (7).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (34).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (8).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (37).JPG

Aralia nudicaulis, Davidson, C 12999--North Carolina. Macon Co. Horse Cove Rd. 14 May 2015. DSC05455 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Aralia

Species

nudicaulis

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to 47 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12999

May 14, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)

35.093611, -83.520556

Location Remarks

Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Monocaul treelet c. 0.3 m.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#163,319 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →