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Asarum acuminatum
Also called American Wild Ginger, Canada Snakeroot, Canada Wild Ginger, Canadian Wild Ginger, Canadian Wildginger
Asarum acuminatum, also known as hydra ginger, is a species of flowering plant in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to the north-central and east-central regions of the United States where it occurs primarily in rich deciduous forests.
Asarum acuminatum is native to the central and eastern United States, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Asarum asperum · Canadian wildginger · British Columbia wildginger · Asarum crispulatum · European wild ginger · Hartweg's wildginger · Lemmon's wildginger · Marbled wildginger · Wild ginger · Birthwort Family · Asarum monodoriflorum · Wild Ginger
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
