Japanese Angelica
Aralia elata (Miq.) Seemann [Araliaceae]
Taranoki (タラノキ)
Lifeform: deciduous shrub or short tree
Distribution: Eeast Asia (China - Japan - Korea)
Habitat: pioneer
Genus Aralia L. in Hokkaido
Tree
A. elata (Miq.) Seemann
var. subineermis Ohwi (syn. f. canescens (Franch. et Savat.) Yamazaki) (メダラ), with least cultellus
Herb without cultellus
A. cordata Thunb. [Udo, ウド, 独活]
A. glabra Matsum. [Miyama-Udo, ミヤマウド, 深山独活] (not distributed in Hokkaido)
Aralia elata in Hokkaido
Popular wild vegetable in Japan
[Left] Terminal bud in Tomakomai Experimental Forest on June 10 2008. [Center] A shoot near Muroran Marine Station on August 20 2007. [Right] Fruits in Teshio Experimental Forest on September 14 2010.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora 出現種リスト - General education "Field trip: Nature on lakes, volcanoes, sea and forests"