Eleutherococcus henryi
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- el-ew-ther-oh-KOK-us HEN-ree-eye
- Description
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Eleutherococcus is a shrub native to China in the Araliaceae family. In its native habitat it can be found growing in fields, forest, along roadsides and on mountain slopes. It can grow up to 12 feet tall with stout stems and down-curved prickles. The leaves are compound and composed of 5 leaflets. The tiny white flowers occur in terminal umbels. The round berry is black and persistent on the shrub.
This shrub is used in Chinese medicine and can be difficult to find.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Eleutherococcus
- Species:
- henryi
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used in Chinese medicine
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & South China
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- air pollution and poor soil
- Climbing Method:
- Scrambler
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Black persistent round fruits
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are in a terminal cluster 1-2 inches long on a hairy stem. Individual flowers are tiny and white.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Obovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The compound leaves have 5 oval to obovate leaflets 1 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 in. long, 3⁄4 to 1 1⁄2 in. wide. Margins are finely toothed and both ends tapering. The under surface has hairs.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Brown branches have hairs when young and down-turned prickles
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Pollution
- Poor Soil
