Notes: Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia Canada Devil's club, Alaskan ginseng.
Single stemmed, spines on stem (which cause severe skin irritation), bright red berries that bears like to eat, member of same family as Siberian and Asian ginseng without ginsenosides.
Has potent antifungal antiviral antibacterial properties (root, inner stem bark). It's now being tested for treatment of TB and AIDS. [Oplopanax horridus]
Location: Giant Cedars Trail, Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia
