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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Aristolochiaceae
Asarum canadense L.
Canadian wild-ginger, wild-ginger
Asarum: Greek, ancient name of European species
canadense: of or referring to Canada
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-8" tall forb, very hairy, often in colonies |
| Flower: | red to brown with whitish center, 3-parted, 3/4"-2" wide; the 3 long, narrow sepal lobes spreading backward; solitary, lying close to the ground and sometimes hidden by the leaves; blooms April-May |
| Leaf: | usually 2 hairy leaves with heart- to kidney-shaped bases on a stout stalk; ginger taste |
| Habitat: | partial sun, shade; woods; in rich soil |
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