Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native Plants & Wildflowers, part 17, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
I think it looks just like my Z. clava allwild...

The Aralia spinosa seems to have a rounder more ovate leaf. It must be rare here, though certainly a true TX native. Reports on DG don't show it much here in TX. It is a great example of why I always check the scientific names. This the A. spinosa is a HC, and a Toothache Tree, however not used as a larval host.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/45162/
The Aralia spinosa sure has lovely blooms. Check yours come bloom time, and see for sure which HC it is.

Cool how you found it. Such a great plant. I love the long thorny stick trunk.


Here is the link for it that shows the obscure flowering...
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62606/

Here's a pic of mine, with a close up of the Z. clava leaves (with a GST cat).

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