Asarum caudatum
| Asarum caudatum | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Asarum |
| Species: | A. caudatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asarum caudatum Lindl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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A. caudatum var. caudatum | |
Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wild ginger, western wild ginger, or long-tailed wild ginger) is native to rich moist forests of western North America from British Columbia to California and as far east as western Montana.
In spring, it develops distinct hirsute (hairy) cup-shaped, brown-purple to green-yellow flowers which terminate in three long gracefully curved lobes, often concealed by leaves. The long rhizomes give rise to persistent reniform (kidney/heart shaped) leaves. Leaves are found in colonies or clusters as the rhizome spreads.[2] The leaves emit a ginger aroma when rubbed.[3]
References
- ↑ "Asarum caudatum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ↑ Whittemore, Alan T. ; Mesler, Michael R.; Lu, Karen L. (2006). "Asarum caudatum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America 3. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ US Forest Service Fire Ecology
External links
Media related to Asarum caudatum at Wikimedia Commons- Profile at USDA PLANTS Database
- Distribution Map from Flora of North America at efloras.org