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Botanical details
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Oplopanax
- Genus description
Oplopanax are a small genus of deciduous shrubs with spiny stems, large leaves and whitish to greenish flowers. They produce small, spherical red fruits which are attractive to birds. Species of Oplopanax can reach between 1 and 1.5m in height, but if undisturbed may grow upwards of 5m.
- Name status
Correct
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