Chinese Toothache Tree (Zanthoxylum sp.)

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Other Name(s):	AKA Sichuan Pepper; Hua Jiao
Category:	Shrub
Class:	Perennial
Fruit:	Small, round, reddish-brown fruits (follicles) that split open when mature to reveal shiny black seeds
Foliage:	Sharp spines on the stems and sometimes even the leaves and branches
Height:	10 ft. - 23 ft.
Native Range:	China
Other Information:	Pericarps (husk) of the fruit are the part most commonly used as a spice (Sichuan pepper) and for medicine
Photographer:	William Khoury
Bed(s):	TREES - 1 Plant;