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Wild ginger refers to an herbaceous plant genus Asarum (Á-sa-rum) of about 10 species in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Piperales is a Botanical name for an order of Flowering plants It necessarily includes the family Piperaceae but otherwise has been treated variously The Aristolochiaceae, or the Birthwort family, are a family of Flowering plants with 8 genera and about 400 species belonging to the order Piperales Asarum canadense, commonly known as Canada wild ginger, Canadian snakeroot and broad-leaved asarabaccais, is a perennial herb native Asarum caudatum ( British Columbia wild ginger, Western wild ginger, or long-tailed wild ginger) is native to rich moist Asarum europaeum, commonly known as Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, and Wild Spikenard, is a species of Wild ginger Asarum lemmonii is a species of Wild ginger which is endemic to California. UserPolbot. --> Asarum maximum is a species of Plant in the Aristolochiaceae family Chinese Wild Ginger or Showy Sichuan Ginger ( Asarum splendens) is a species of Wild ginger. Syllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken The Aristolochiaceae, or the Birthwort family, are a family of Flowering plants with 8 genera and about 400 species belonging to the order Piperales
Asarum canadense is native to the forests of eastern North America. Asarum canadense, commonly known as Canada wild ginger, Canadian snakeroot and broad-leaved asarabaccais, is a perennial herb native It is found from the Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast, and from southeastern Canada south to approximately the fall line in the southeastern United States. The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental Bedrock) and a Coastal plain The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Asarum caudatum is found in British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to central California, and from the Coast Range east to western Montana. Asarum caudatum ( British Columbia wild ginger, Western wild ginger, or long-tailed wild ginger) is native to rich moist British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
The plant is called wild ginger because the rhizome tastes and smells similar to that of ginger root, but the two are not particularly related. In Botany, a rhizome is a horizontal stem of a Plant that is usually found underground often sending out Roots and Shoots Ginger is commonly used as a cooking spice throughout the world The root can be used as a spice, but is a potent diuretic, or urinary stimulant. A spice is a dried Seed, Fruit, Root, Bark or vegetative substance used in Nutritionally insignificant quantities as a Food additive A diuretic is any Drug that elevates the rate of urination ( Diuresis) Asarum canadense and other species in the genus contain the chemical aristolochic acid, which is carcinogenic in rats. Aristolochic acid is a Rodent Carcinogen found in the Aristolochia and Asarum Species, both in the The birthwort family also contains the Aristolochia genus, which is a human carcinogen. Aristolochia is a large Plant Genus with over 500 Species. Collectively known as birthworts, pipevines or The term carcinogen refers to any substance Radionuclide or radiation that is an agent directly involved in the promotion of Cancer or in the fatation of its propagation
Wild ginger favors moist, shaded sites with humus-rich soil. Humus (Origin 1790–1800 Latin: earth ground) is the organic material in Soil lending it a dark brown or black colouration The deciduous, heart-shaped leaves are opposite, and borne from the rhizome which lies just under the soil surface. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. Two leaves emerge each year from the growing tip. The curious jug-shaped flowers, which give the plant an alternate name, little jug, are borne singly in Spring between the leaf bases. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer.
Wild ginger can easily be grown in a shade garden, and makes an attractive groundcover. Shade gardens are gardens planted and grown in areas with little or no direct sunlight during the day either under trees or on the shady sides of buildings Groundcover is a Plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought
See also
- Hexastylis, a closely related genus sometimes treated as synonymous with Asarum
External links
Media related to Wild ginger from the Wikimedia Commons. Hexastylis or heartleaf is a Genus of ten Species in the family Aristolochiaceae, which is endemic to North America - U.S. FDA warning on aristolochic acid
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer.
- Health Canada advising not to use products labelled to contain Aristolochia.
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