Oplopanax horridus

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Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus): Common robust shrub with abundant thorn on stems and underside of large maple-shaped leaves. Most abundant in steep areas or alluvial forests. From sea level to subalpine.

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• EthnoBotany page for Oplopanax horridus
• e-FloraBC page for Oplopanax horridus
• USDAPLANTS page for Oplopanax horridus
• PFAF page for Oplopanax horridus

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Oplopanax horridus
• Search Arctos Database for Oplopanax horridus (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Oplopanax horridus (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Oplopanax horridus
• iNaturalist Observations for Oplopanax horridus in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: gen; wet forest, forest edge, common
• Hall 2010: Common along seepages and streams, wet bottomland forests, at the forest edge and in alder or salmonberry thickets up to the subalpine zone.

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