Species: Oplopanax horridus

Devil's-club
Species
    Kingdom
    Plantae
    Phylum
    Anthophyta
    Class

    Dicotyledoneae

    Order

    Apiales

    Family

    Araliaceae

    Genus

    Oplopanax

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    devil's-club
    Informal Taxonomy
    Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Ginseng Family
    Formal Taxonomy
    Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Apiales - Araliaceae - Oplopanax
    Short General Description
    Oplopanax horridus is a perennial shrub that reaches 1-3 m tall. Its leaves are 5-7 lobed, rounded and serrated. Spines cover the leaves, petioles, and stems (Gleason 1952). Flowers in late spring to midsummer. Fruits that are produced in the fall will overwinter.
    Ecology Comments
    This species is browsed by deer and elk and provides shade cover for salminoids and other fishes (Vance et al. in press). It tends to grow in relatively "damaged" ecosystems (Vance et al. in press).
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G4G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2010-06-09
    Global Status Last Changed
    2010-06-09
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Oplopanax horridus is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, western Canada, and Alaska. It also occurs disjunctly in Michigan and Ontario, where it is considered rare.
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