Aralia Racemosa.—Spikenard.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Aralia californica S. Wats.
Engl.: California spikenard, Californian spikenard, California ginseng, elk clover, western aralia, western spikenard.
Sven.: kalifornia-aralia.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Flowerstalk and leaf. Gothenburg bot.g., Sweden. Planted. 2007-07-12.
Closeup of flower. Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK. Planted. 1997-07-01.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Harding 1936.
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