Hercule's Club (Aralia spinosa)

Family: Araliaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. The leaves usually have a number of slender prickles, they must be gathered before the prickles harden and are then chopped finely and used as a potherb. — Young leaves - cooked.; The leaves usually have a number of slender prickles, they must be gathered before the prickles harden and are then chopped finely and used as a potherb.

Habitat & North American Range

Buffs, rich woods and river banks in deep moist soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)