Aralia bahiana
California Spikenard
Aralia californica
S.Watson Species
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- Botanical name
- Aralia californica
- Also known as
- California Spikenard, California-Ginseng, California-Spikenard, Elk-Clover, Western-Spikenard
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Aralia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow California Spikenard
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Aralia californica but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Aralia californica var. acuminata
Aralia racemosa var. occidentalis
Others in Aralia
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