Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Aralia racemosa (Spikenard) [Araliaceae]
(observations are from Noyce & Coy and Beal)
Birds
Turdidae: Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush) [0.5% of bird stomachs contained fruits from this plant] Be1915b
Mammals
Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [feeds on the fruits in Minnesota] NC1990