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PLANTS

Bristly sarsaparilla

Aralia hispida

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Bristly sarsaparilla, photo 1 of 5
Bristly sarsaparilla, In flower
Bristly sarsaparilla, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 705 observations of Bristly sarsaparilla in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord164
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue97
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean83
  4. Capitale-Nationale59
  5. Outaouais46
  6. Nord-du-Québec44
  7. Mauricie41
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent34
  9. Lanaudière31
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  11. Laurentides21
  12. Montérégie19
  13. Centre-du-Québec16
  14. Estrie11
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Wild sarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
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Spotted cowbaneCicuta maculata
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American elderSambucus canadensis
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European red elderSambucus racemosa
Queen Anne's laceDaucus carota
Multiflora roseRosa multiflora
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Woodland angelicaAngelica sylvestris
RampAllium tricoccum
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ElderSambucus nigra
Purplestem angelicaAngelica atropurpurea
Bishop's goutweedAegopodium podagraria