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| + | '''''Asarum europaeum''''', or '''Asarabacca''', '''European Wild Ginger''', '''Haselwort''', and '''Wild Spikenard''', is a European species of [[wild ginger]] (''Asarum'') with single axillary dull purple flowers, lying on the ground. The stems are 10-15 cm long. The leaves are petiolate and reniform and about 10 cm wide. It occurs mostly in deciduous woodland or coniferous forests. In former days, it was used in snuff. It is quite shade-tolerant. An excellent choice for a ground cover where little else will grow. | ||
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Asarum europaeum, Linn. Lvs. kidney-shaped, evergreen, dark green, the petiole 3-5 in.: fls. greenish purple, ½in., with incurved lobes; styles 6, and grooved or 2- parted, recurved. Eu. | Asarum europaeum, Linn. Lvs. kidney-shaped, evergreen, dark green, the petiole 3-5 in.: fls. greenish purple, ½in., with incurved lobes; styles 6, and grooved or 2- parted, recurved. Eu. | ||
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| + | Image:European Wildginger Asarum eropaeum 1976px.jpg|Leaves | ||
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| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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Asarum europaeum, or Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, and Wild Spikenard, is a European species of wild ginger (Asarum) with single axillary dull purple flowers, lying on the ground. The stems are 10-15 cm long. The leaves are petiolate and reniform and about 10 cm wide. It occurs mostly in deciduous woodland or coniferous forests. In former days, it was used in snuff. It is quite shade-tolerant. An excellent choice for a ground cover where little else will grow.
Read about Asarum europaeum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Asarum europaeum, Linn. Lvs. kidney-shaped, evergreen, dark green, the petiole 3-5 in.: fls. greenish purple, ½in., with incurved lobes; styles 6, and grooved or 2- parted, recurved. Eu.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
Leaves
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photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Asarum europaeum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Asarum europaeum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
