Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Hercules' club)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. clava-herculis
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, the Hercules' club, Hercules-club, pepperwood, or southern prickly ash, is a spiny tree or shrub native to the southeastern United States.