Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Characteristics

Dicots
Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Southern Toothache Tree; Hercules Club; Southern Prickly Ash
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Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
tree
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Parent Rock
Sandstone
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Loam; Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Woody
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Classification

Sapindales
Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Southern Toothache Tree; Hercules Club; Southern Prickly Ash

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 13
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 13
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 13
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Theo Witsell View Full Size