Aralia nudicaulis.

Ginseng Family. May - June.

A plant 8 - 12 inches high. Found in woods.

New England to Dakota, south to mountains of Carolina.

Flowers

Greenish white, tiny, 3 - 7 clusters.

Berries purple-black in clusters.

Leaves

In 3 divisions, each consisting usually of 5 finely toothed leaflets. Roots long, slender, aromatic.

Wild Sarsaparilla.