Japanese-asparagus
Aralia cordata Thunb.
Aralia cordata is an upright herbaceous perennial plant in the Araliaceae family, native to Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, and eastern China. It is commonly found on wooded embankments and slopes. The plant can grow up to 2 to 3 metres in height.
Description
Aralia cordata, also known as Japanese-asparagus, is a member of the genus Aralia. It is distributed across several regions, including Japan, Korea, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Taiwan, and parts of China. The plant was first described in 1784 by Carl Peter Thunberg. It is sometimes referred to by other common names such as spikenard, herbal aralia, udo, Japanese spikenard, and mountain asparagus.
Other common names
udospikenardJapanese-asparagusJapanese-spikenard
Distribution
TW · Belgium · Walloon Region · NO · China South-Central · China Southeast · Czechoslovakia · Japan · Korea · Kuril Is. · Nansei-shoto · Sakhalin · Taiwan
Synonyms
Aralia cordata var. cordataAralia cordata var. sachalinensisAralia edulisAralia nudicaulisAralia nutansAralia racemosa f. sachalinensisAralia racemosa var. sachalinensisAralia schmidtiiAralia taiwanianaAralia sachaliensisDimorphanthus edulisAralia lucida
