Monday, August 29, 2011

Bristly Sarsaparilla




Here are the berries of the Bristly Sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida), a pic of the whole plant and where it gets the bristly from. The roots were known to be used as a medicine. Found in cut overs and burnt areas.

2 comments:

Buffalo Terry said...

Looks like blueberries...are they edible ?

Gowganda Photography said...

Buffalo Terry, No, but easy to tell the diffence from a blueberry