This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Aralia hispida.
Ginseng Family. June - July.
Found in rocky woods. A hairy plant 2 - 3 feet high. Newfoundland to North Carolina, west to Indiana and Minnesota.
Tiny, dull white, in clusters. Berries in clusters, bluish in effect, inedible.
Compound, toothed.

Bristly Sarsaparilla.
 
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