Pronunciation: a-RAY-lee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California aralia, Elk clover
Family: Araliaceae (Ginseng)
Habitat: Moist, shady places to 6000', chaparral,
yellow pine forest, cismontane from Orange Co.
north, only California native member of the family
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Aralia
2) californica