
Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla). inflorescences under leaves. MBGargiullo. 5/2017.JPG
Aralia genus includes herbs, shrubs and small trees.
Leaves doubly compound.

Aralia nudicaulis.flower close-up.floreduquebec.ca (Accessed 10/2016).
Flowers small, greenish-white, 5-parted, radially symmetrical in panicles.

Aralia nudicaulis, fruit. MBGargiullo, Central NJ. ca 2009. JPG
Fruit fleshy, dark purple-black, with several seeds with hard outer coatings (pyrenes). Dispersed by birds.