BC Flora
Oplopanax horridus
| Name |
| Oplopanax horridus |
| Common Name |
| devil's club |
| Vascular Plants of BC ID Number |
| 1029 |
| Biogeoclimatic Regions |
| Coastal Douglas fir |
| Coastal western hemlock |
| Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir |
| Interior western hemlock |
| Mountain hemlock |
| Subboreal spruce |
| Status in the Flora of BC |
| Native |
| Duration |
| Perennial Deciduous |
| Habit |
| Shrub Wetland plant |
| Sex |
| Monoclinous |
| Flower Colour |
| greenish white |
| Flowering Months |
| | May | June | July | |
| Fruit |
| Simple fleshy or leathery fruit |
| Fruit Colour |
| Base Chromosome Number |
| 12 |
| Chromosome Status in BC |
| Polyploidy present |
| Chromosome Somatic Number in BC |
| 48 |
| Poison Status in BC |
| Poisonous to humans |
| Poisonous to livestock |
| Economic Status in BC |
| Data incomplete |
| Ornamental Value in BC |
| Habit |
| Foliage or stem |
| Fruit |
| Endangered Status in BC |
| Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Oplopanax horridus" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur. |
| References |
| (Not yet available) |
| Links |
| Search NatureServe Explorer for "Oplopanax horridus" |
| Search Google images for "Oplopanax horridus" |
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