CONSIDER THE DEVIL'S WALKING STICK
by Julie Lavender
My early morning walk took me past a small stream, and just on the other side, I noticed the prickly-stemmed Devil’s walking stick standing resolute and firm in the bright sunshine.
by Julie Lavender
My early morning walk took me past a small stream, and just on the other side, I noticed the prickly-stemmed Devil’s walking stick standing resolute and firm in the bright sunshine.
Named aptly for the sharp, menacing spines all along the
trunk, the Devil’s walking stick is a shrub or small tree that grows native in
the southeastern United States. Armed with unforgiving prickles on the trunk,
the upper portion offers green leaves, late-summer flowers, and juicy black
berries.
