Acanthopanax (Araliaceae) BSWJ8618

sessiliflorus

Upright shrub with corky stems to 2m on the plants we collected seed from, but can reach 3-4m tall in the wild. With five-foliate leaves which are doubly serrate and sparsely hairy below. The terminal short stemmed inflorescences are numerous, consisting of rounded crowded umbels of purple-brown flowers with contrasting creamy anthers, followed by an abundance of blue-black globose fruit. Our collection from Sobaeksan, South Korea. Syn. Eleutherococcus.