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Devil's club

Devil's club or Devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) is a large understory shrub native to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines. It is…

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DitidahtRed ochreTlingitHaidaDiabetes
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Southcentral AlaskaOregonAlbertaMontanaPassage Island
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LeavesFlowersUmbelsFruitDrupe
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AraliaceaeSyn.ShrubRainforestsPacific Northwest
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Devil's club

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Devil's club

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related to Uses · 11
Devil's club → British Columbia, Devil's, Ditidaht, Haida, Indigenous, Native Americans, Southeast Alaska, The, Tlingit, Traditionally, Tsimshian
related to Description · 4
Devil's club → Concerns, Devil's, Some, The
related to External links · 3
Devil's club → Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Oplopanax, Visual
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Devil's club → An, Another, C1498

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devil's club plant also horridus leaves ginseng used stems large tlingit oplopanax native spines known alaska echinopanax disjunct red may

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adult-onset diabetesinstance ofIndigenous peoples such as the Tlingit and Haida have used the plant as traditional medicine for ailments0.80text
as well as rheumatoid arthritis.The plant has been used ceremonially by the Tlingitinstance ofIndigenous peoples such as the Tlingit and Haida have used the plant as traditional medicine for ailments0.80text
Tsimshianinstance ofIndigenous peoples such as the Tlingit and Haida have used the plant as traditional medicine for ailments0.80text
and Haida people residing in Southeast Alaskainstance ofIndigenous peoples such as the Tlingit and Haida have used the plant as traditional medicine for ailments0.80text
coastal British Columbiainstance ofIndigenous peoples such as the Tlingit and Haida have used the plant as traditional medicine for ailments0.80text
Devil's clubrelated to DescriptionDevil's0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to DescriptionSome0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to DescriptionConcerns0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to External linksMichigan Natural Features Inventory0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to External linksOplopanax0.60section
Devil's clubrelated to External linksVisual0.60section

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