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| + | |genus=Asarum |
| |common_name=Wild ginger | | |common_name=Wild ginger |
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| + | '''''Asarum''''' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Á-sa-rum]]'') is a genus of plants in the birthwort family [[Aristolochiaceae]], commonly known as '''Wild ginger'''. |
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| + | Asarum consists low-growing herbs , that are distributed over the north temperate zones with most species in Asia (mainly China, Japan and Vietnam), North America and one species in Europe. Biogeographically, ''Asarum'' originated in Asia |
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| + | They have characteristically kidney-shaped leaves, growing from creeping [[rhizome]]s. They bear small, [[wikt:axil|axil]]lary brown or reddish flowers. |
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| + | ''[[Asarum canadense]]'' is native to the forests of eastern [[North America]]. It is found from the [[Great Plains]] east to the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] Coast, and from southeastern [[Canada]] south to approximately the [[fall line]] in the southeastern [[United States]]. |
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| + | ''[[Asarum caudatum]]'' is found in [[British Columbia]] south through [[Washington]] and [[Oregon]] to central [[California]], and from the [[Coast Range]] east to western [[Montana]]. |
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| + | 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. The root can be used as a [[spice]], but is a potent [[diuretic]], or urinary stimulant. ''Asarum canadense'' and other species in the genus contain the [[nephrotoxic]] rodent [[carcinogen]] [[aristolochic acid]], which is the FDA warns against consuming.<ref>U.S. Food and Drug Administration |url=http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/Alerts/ucm096388.htm</ref> |
| + | <ref>[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/2001/2001_91_e.html Health Canada advising not to use products labelled to contain Aristolochia]. |
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| + | The birthwort family also contains the genus [[Aristolochia]], known for [[carcinogens]]. |
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| + | Wild ginger favors moist, shaded sites with [[humus]]-rich soil. The deciduous, heart-shaped [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, and borne from the rhizome which lies just under the soil surface. Two leaves emerge each year from the growing tip. The curious jug-shaped [[flower]]s, which give the plant an alternate name, '''little jug''', are borne singly in Spring between the leaf bases. |
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| + | Wild ginger can easily be grown in a [[shade garden]], and makes an attractive [[groundcover]]. |
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| Asarum (ancient obscure name). Including Hexastylis. Aristolochtaceae. Asarabacca. Low, nearly stemless herbs, sometimes planted in wild borders and used as ground-cover in shady places. | | Asarum (ancient obscure name). Including Hexastylis. Aristolochtaceae. Asarabacca. Low, nearly stemless herbs, sometimes planted in wild borders and used as ground-cover in shady places. |
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| + | ==Cultivation== |
− | | color = lightgreen
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− | | name = Wild ginger
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− | | image = wild ginger leaves.jpg
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− | | image_width = 250px
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− | | image_caption = Wild ginger leaves<br>(''Asarum caudatum'')
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− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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− | | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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− | | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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− | | ordo = [[Piperales]]
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− | | familia = [[Aristolochiaceae]]
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− | | genus = '''''Asarum'''''
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− | | subdivision_ranks = Species
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− | '''Wild ginger''' refers to an herbaceous plant genus ''Asarum'' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Á-sa-rum]]'') of the birthwort family [[Aristolochiaceae]].
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− | ''[[Asarum canadense]]'' is native to the forests of eastern [[North America]]. It is found from the [[Great Plains]] east to the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] Coast, and from southeastern [[Canada]] south to approximately the [[fall line]] in the southeastern [[United States]].
| + | ===Propagation=== |
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− | ''[[Asarum caudatum]]'' is found in [[British Columbia]] south through [[Washington]] and [[Oregon]] to central [[California]], and from the [[Coast Range]] east to western [[Montana]].
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− | 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. The root can be used as a [[spice]], but is a potent [[diuretic]], or urinary stimulant. ''Asarum canadense'' and other species in the genus contain the chemical [[aristolochic acid]], which is carcinogenic in rats. The birthwort family also contains the [[Aristolochia]] genus. Aristolochia is a human [[carcinogen]].
| + | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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− | Wild ginger favors moist, shaded sites with [[humus]]-rich soil. The deciduous, heart-shaped [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, and borne from the rhizome which lies just under the soil surface. Two leaves emerge each year from the growing tip. The curious jug-shaped [[flower]]s, which give the plant an alternate name, '''little jug''', are borne singly in [[Spring (season)|Spring]] between the leaf bases.
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− | Wild ginger can easily be grown in a [[shade garden]], and makes an attractive [[groundcover]].
| + | ==Species== |
− | [[Image:Asarum europaeum flower 050403.jpg|thumb|right|250px|European Wild Ginger (''Asarum europaeum'') - flower]]
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− | == Species == | |
| *''[[Asarum arifolium]]'' | | *''[[Asarum arifolium]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum canadense]]'' : Wild Ginger, Black Snakeroot, Canada Wild Ginger, Canadian Snakeroot, Broad-leaved Asarabacca. | + | *''[[Asarum bashanense]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum caudatum]]'' : Long-tailed Wild ginger | + | *''[[Asarum campaniflorum]]'' |
− | **''Asarum caudatum caudatum'' : British Columbia Wild ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum canadense]]'' |
− | **''Asarum caudatum viridiflorum'' : Longtail Wild Ginger). | + | *''[[Asarum caudatum]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum europaeum]]'' : Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, Wild Spikenard. | + | *''[[Asarum caudigerellum]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum hartwegii]]'' : Hartweg's Wild Ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum caudigerum]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum hongkongensis]]'' : Hong Kong Wild Ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum caulescens]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum lemmonii]]'' : Lemmon's Wild Ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum chengkouense]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum marmoratum]]'' : Marbled Wild Ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum chinensis]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum naniflorum]]'' | + | *''[[Asarum controversum]]'' |
− | *''[[Asarum splendens]]'': Chinese Wild Ginger. | + | *''[[Asarum crassisepalum]]'' |
− | | + | *''[[Asarum crassum]]'' |
− | | + | *''[[Asarum crispulatum]]'' |
− | == See also ==
| + | *''[[Asarum debile]]'' |
− | *''[[Hexastylis]]'' (a closely related genus including ''[[Hexastylis speciosum]]'' (syn. ''Asarum speciosum'') or Alabama Wild Ginger)<ref>[[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500674 Flora of North America: H. speciosum]</ref> | + | *''[[Asarum delavayi]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum dimidiatum]]'' (synonym of ''Asiasarum dimidiatum'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum epigynum]]'' (synonym of ''Geotaenium epigynum'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum europaeum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum forbesii]]'' (synonym of ''Heterotropa forbesii'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum fukienense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum geophilum]]'' (synonym of ''Geotaenium geophilum'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum gusuk]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum hartwegii]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum hayatanum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum heterotropioides]]'' (synonym of ''Asiasarum heterotropiodes'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum himalaicum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum hongkongense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum hypogynum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum ichangense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum inflatum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum insignis]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum kooyanum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum lemmonii]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum leptophyllum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum longerhizomatosum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum macranthum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum magnificum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum majale]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum marmoratum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum maruyamae]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum maximum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum mikuniense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum mitoanum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum nanchuanense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum nobilissimum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum petelotii]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum porphyronotum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum pulchellum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum renicordatum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum sagittarioides]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum senkakuinsulare]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum sieboldii]]'' (synonym of ''Asiasarum sieboldii'') |
| + | *''[[Asarum splendens]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum taipingshanianum]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum tohokuense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum tongjiangense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum wagneri]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum wulingense]]'' |
| + | *''[[Asarum yunnanense]]'' (synonym of ''Geotaenium yunnanse'') |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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− | == External links == | + | <gallery perrow=5> |
− | {{commonscat|Asarum}}
| + | File:Asarum canadense - wild ginger - desc-view into flower.jpg|Asarum canadense |
− | * [http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-bot.html U.S. FDA warning on aristolochic acid]
| + | File:Asarum canadense.jpg|Asarum canadense |
− | * [http://www.iarc.fr/ The International Agency for Research on Cancer].
| + | File:Asarum caudatum 10993.JPG|Asarum caudatum |
− | * [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/2001/2001_91_e.html Health Canada advising not to use products labelled to contain Aristolochia].
| + | File:Asarum caudatum 1.jpg|Asarum caudatum |
| + | File:Asarum caudatum 10987.JPG|Asarum caudatum |
| + | File:Asarum kz.JPG|Asarum europaeum |
| + | File:Asarum europaeum 170406.jpg|Asarum europaeum |
| + | File:Asarum maximum1.jpg|Asarum maximum |
| + | File:Showy Sichuan Ginger Leaves Asarum splendens 3000px.jpg|Asarum splendens |
| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==References== |
| + | <references/> |
| + | *[[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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− | == References == | + | ==External links== |
− | {{Reflist}} | + | *{{wplink}} |
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− | [[Category:Herbs]]
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− | [[Category:Medicinal plants]]
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− | [[Category:Piperales]]
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