Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)
Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) in a mixed coniferous-deciduous forest in northern Minnesota. These plants were growing in moist fine sandy loam soil with a moderate amount of humus in partial shade with other forest species such as Hepatica, Woodland Anemone, Yellow Violet, and Red Baneberry.
The long thin rhizomes, which are on or just beneath the forest litter, are aromatic and have a hot spicy flavor.
"Asarum canadense", commonly known as Canada wild ginger, is a herbaceous, perennial plant which forms dense colonies in the understory of deciduous forest throughout its native range in eastern North America, from the Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast, and from southeastern Canada south to around the Fall Line in the southeastern United States.
