Edible fruits provide a unique culinary experience
Aromatic properties offer natural relief for toothaches
Host plant for rare butterfly larvae supports pollinators
Shiny compound leaves and thorn-tipped bark add ornamental value
Thrives in full sun and suitable for outdoor planting
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A native tree that bites back, and can numb a toothache. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, the toothache tree or Hercules' club, is a small to medium deciduous tree of the citrus family, native along the coastal Southeast from Virginia to Florida and Texas. The genus name Zanthoxylum means yellow wood, and the species clava-herculis, the club o