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Clara with Devil's Club (Echinopanax)<br> Alaska picture - These spiky plants are ubiquitous in Southeast Alaska; we saw them on all our hikes. The undersides are obviously thorny, but the surface of the leaves does not appear to be. However, our guide told us that one can develop a blood blister from the difficult to discern surface spines.
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These spiky plants are ubiquitous in Southeast Alaska; we saw them on all our hikes. The undersides are obviously thorny, but the surface of the leaves does not appear to be. However, our guide told us that one can develop a blood blister from the difficult to discern surface spines.
North America
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