Hercules' Club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Hercules' club (toothache tree) is a spiny native tree with aromatic citrus-scented foliage and corky, knobbed bark, a key larval host for giant swallowtail butterflies and a source of fruit for birds.
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- tree
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA