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Spikenard, Californian

Botanical: Aralia Californica


Aralia Californica or Californian Spikenard may be used for same purposes as the other species. It is very like A. racemosa, but bigger in herbage and root.

See:
ANGELICA TREE
DWARF ELDER (AMERICAN)
SARSAPARILLA, AMERICAN
SARSAPARILLA, CARACAO
SARSAPARILLA, JAMAICA
SARSAPARILLA, INDIAN
SARSAPARILLA, WILD

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