Cedar Creek Natural History Area

Plants of Cedar Creek

    The most common species in the Ginseng Family is Aralia nudicaulis (Wild Sarsaparilla).  It is an understory forb of mesic woodland.  A. racemosa (Spikenard) is a less common species of upland woods and Crone’s Knoll.  Panax quinquefolium (Ginseng) has been found on Crone’s Knoll.  Probably planted.