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Asarum caudatum

wild ginger
Habit Perennial herbs from rhizomes, the stems trailing, freely-rooting, forming large mats.
Leaves

Leaves 2 per node, the petioles 5-20 cm. long;

leaf blades reniform, cordate-based, 4-10 cm. long and up to 15 cm. broad, obtuse to acute, persistent.
Flowers

Flowers solitary on peduncles 1-3 cm. long;

calyx brownish-purple to greenish-yellow, the 3 lobes long-tapered and acute, flared above the bell-shaped base, 3-8 cm. long;

petals none; the base of the staminal tube with 3 linear bracts 1-3 mm. long alternate with the calyx lobes;

stamens 12, united into a tube below, alternately longer and shorter;

ovary inferior.
Fruits

Capsule fleshy.

Asarum caudatum
Flowering time April-July
Habitat Moist, shady woods at low to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
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