Asarum canadense

wild ginger

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 0.5-0.5'
Flowers: Apr.-May; brownish-purple
Fruit: brown; capsule
Fall color: semi-evergreen

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

rich woodlands, less so on acid soils

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA

Wildlife

*

Notes

flower inconspicuous; attractive leaves; will spread; semi-evergreen

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1332.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004