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Asarum caudatum - Wild Ginger completely unrelated to ginger, the plants' bulbs had gingery scent. but as many other plants from the Aristolochiaceae family they contain aristolochic acid, which has been recognized as a carcinogen. Asarum,Asarum caudatum,California,Geotagged,Spring,United States,wild ginger Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Asarum caudatum - Wild Ginger

completely unrelated to ginger, the plants' bulbs had gingery scent. but as many other plants from the Aristolochiaceae family they contain aristolochic acid, which has been recognized as a carcinogen.

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''Asarum caudatum'' is native to rich moist forests of western North America from British Columbia to California and as far east as western Montana. It is an evergreen with flowers that develop from March to August. The flowers are distinct, hirsute , cup-shaped, and brown-purple to green-yellow which terminate in three, long, gracefully curved lobes, often concealed by leaves. The long rhizomes give rise to persistent reniform leaves. Leaves are found in colonies or clusters as the rhizome spreads,.. more

Similar species: Piperales
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jan 24, 2019. Captured May 8, 2018 10:28 in Meadow Trail, Felton, CA 95018, USA.
  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/4.2
  • 10/800s
  • ISO100
  • 11.6mm