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Araliaceae

Called “ivy family” in GBIF

The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 47 genera and around 1500 species. They are primarily woody plants, along with some herbaceous plants commonly referred to as the ivy or ginseng family. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely. It is predominantly distinguishable based on its woody habit, tropical distribution, and the presence of simple umbels.

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1,999
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
91
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
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plants on Plant News
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Genera in this family

Also here, with one plant each: Eleutherococcus (Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)), Hedera (Common Ivy).

Research on Araliaceae

26 articles
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Mixing microbes with fungicide fights ginseng root rot better

If you grow root crops or herbs, this shows how pairing beneficial soil microbes with a smaller d...

PubMed → · research article

Genome study finds two genes controlling ginseng's medicinal potency

If you've ever wondered why herbal ginseng supplements vary wildly in strength, this research sho...

PubMed → · research article

Ginseng fights liver cancer in rats through gut bacteria shifts

The ginseng root sold in health-food stores and grown in shaded woodland gardens may work its med...

What science is finding about Araliaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

Latest finding

Connected plant runners reshape soil microbes near toxic cadmium

A marsh plant that spreads by runners shares resources between its connected offshoots, and when one end sits in cadmium-contaminated soil, that connection changes which bacteria and fungi set up shop in the roots of both ends. This hints at a hidden way plants recruit helpful microbes to cope with pollution.

Plant immune responses can boost medicinal compound production

The echinacea or holy basil in your garden isn't just fighting off fungus when it looks stressed, it may actually be...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / plant-signaling

Siberian ginseng stems may fight steroid-related muscle loss

The scraggly stems of Siberian ginseng usually get tossed aside in favor of the root, but this study suggests the woody stem...

Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Turmeric and grape compounds may guard aging brain cells

The turmeric in your spice rack, the grapes on your patio vine, and the ginseng root some gardeners grow all contain compounds...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Mixing microbes with fungicide fights ginseng root rot better

If you grow root crops or herbs, this shows how pairing beneficial soil microbes with a smaller dose of fungicide can...

Ginseng soil-health / crop-improvement

Common plant compounds hit multiple disease pathways at once

The turmeric in your spice rack and the green tea in your cupboard contain compounds that scientists are mapping as...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / plant-signaling

Invasive floating pennywort confirmed spreading in an Oregon waterway

If you fish, kayak, or garden near a pond in the Willamette Valley, this mat-forming invader can clog waterways and crowd out...

floating marsh pennywort invasive-species / urban-ecology

Genome study finds two genes controlling ginseng's medicinal potency

If you've ever wondered why herbal ginseng supplements vary wildly in strength, this research shows the answer is written...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / crop-improvement

Ginseng fights liver cancer in rats through gut bacteria shifts

The ginseng root sold in health-food stores and grown in shaded woodland gardens may work its medicinal magic not directly on...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / gut-microbiome

Red ginseng tunes the immune system up or down as needed

If you grow Panax ginseng or use root extracts, this decade-long review explains the actual cellular reasons behind the herb's...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Effects of light intensity on the Panax quinquefolius L. growth and soil microbial communities under reduced light spatial heterogeneity: an application to agroforestry systems.

If you've ever dreamed of growing valuable medicinal ginseng beneath your backyard trees, this study pinpoints the exact...

American Ginseng medicinal-plants / food-forest

Foliar metal micronutrients reshape rhizosphere soil multifunctionality by filtering microbial life-history strategies.

The foliar sprays sold at garden centers for micronutrient deficiencies aren't just feeding your plants — they're quietly...

Notoginseng soil-health / medicinal-plants

Ameliorative effects of total glycosides from Aralia elata on airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in asthmatic mice.

Devil's walking stick, a spiny native tree many gardeners yank out as a nuisance, has been used for centuries by Lisu and...

Devil's Walking Stick medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Liver Disease and Plant-Derived Phytoconstituents: From Ethnopharmacology to Modern Medicine.

Milk thistle growing at the edge of your garden has been quietly producing one of the most clinically studied liver-protective...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Anti-gout active ingredients from natural plant medicines and their related mechanisms.

Herbs like ginseng that you might grow or brew as tea contain compounds scientists are now seriously investigating as...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Ginseng Polysaccharides: A Comprehensive Review of Extraction, Structure, In Vivo Fate, Health-Promoting Functions, and Application Potential.

Ginseng growing in your woodland garden or shade bed holds polysaccharides in its roots that feed beneficial gut bacteria in...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 411 observations this week

Wild sarsaparilla carpeting the forest floor right now is one of the clearest phenological markers that spring ephemerals have...

Wild Sarsaparilla native-plants / phenology

Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 308 observations this week

Wild sarsaparilla carpets the same shaded forest floors you walk through in spring — learning to spot its distinctive single...

Wild Sarsaparilla native-plants / phenology

From gene discovery to synthetic biology: recent advances in the biosynthesis of oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids.

Many of the herbs traditional healers have relied on for centuries — things like licorice and clover — produce these compounds...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / synthetic-biology

wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) observed in Hamilton, ON, CA

Wild sarsaparilla carpeting a shaded woodland floor is a reliable sign you're walking through a healthy, intact native...

Wild Sarsaparilla native-plants / citizen-science

Medicinal Plants and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Chronic Diseases Modulation: A Structured Mechanistic and Translational Review.

The turmeric you add to cooking, the green tea you brew, and herbal supplements like ginseng are doing something measurable...

Ginseng gut-microbiome / phytochemicals

common ivy (Hedera helix) observed in Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, USA

Common ivy can quietly take over your garden beds and nearby woodlands, smothering native wildflowers and tree seedlings...

Common Ivy invasive-species / urban-ecology

20(S)-Ginsenoside Rg3 suppresses lung cancer-associated fibroblast activation associated with IL-17RD-FGF-MAP2K4-JNK signaling.

It shows that a substance from an ordinary ginseng plant — the same root sold in health food stores and used in traditional...

Ginseng plant-derived-medicine / plant-signaling

Advances in natural medicinal plant-based interventions against hypoxia-related neuroinflammation.

Several of the plants studied — saffron, ginseng, and Rhodiola — are already available in gardens, health stores, or as common...

Ginseng medicinal-plants / neuroprotection

Analysis of key nodes and metabolic pathways in the protein network of secondary metabolism in Panax quinquefolius L. enhanced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Understanding how soil fungi supercharge ginseng's natural chemistry could help growers produce more potent medicinal herbs...

American Ginseng mycorrhizal-networks / medicinal-plants

Image-based machine learning models for customized soil moisture management.

Smarter, plant-by-plant watering could mean fresher produce at the grocery store, less water wasted in the fields that grow...

Ginseng soil-health / crop-improvement