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Asarabacca

Asarum europaeum

Asarabacca is a small, green plant that grows close to the ground. It has heart-shaped leaves and pretty, hidden flowers that bloom in spring. This plant loves shady spots in the forest!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Asarabacca has broad, kidney- or heart-shaped leaves that are glossy, dark green, and often mottled with lighter veins. Its small, bell-shaped flowers are a unique reddish-brown to purplish color, typically hidden at ground level beneath its dense foliage.

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Asarabacca
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Asarabacca

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people powdered its roots to make a sneezing powder, hoping it would clear their heads!

Even in winter, its glossy green leaves often stay bright, adding color to snowy forests!

If you look closely, you might spot tiny snails hiding inside its bell-shaped flowers!

Its leaves feel smooth and waxy, almost like shiny plastic!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hidden Blooms

Asarabacca has discreet, ground-level flowers that protect them from harsh weather and attract specific tiny, crawling pollinators.

Fähigkeit

Ant Courier Service

Asarabacca produces seeds with a tasty fat packet, called an elaiosome, which attracts ants to carry and disperse them.

Fähigkeit

Shade Master

Asarabacca has broad, dark, evergreen leaves excellent at capturing the dim light in deep forest shade, thriving where others fail.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-15 cm
Ausbreitung
20-30 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

European Red Ant

Myrmica rubra

Ants disperse seeds, helping them spread.

eats

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Slugs enjoy nibbling its shiny, dark leaves.

pollinates

Fungus Gnat

Bradysia impatiens

Tiny gnats attracted to its hidden, low-lying flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Wild Ginger

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Asarabacca?

10-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Asarabacca?

20-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Asarabacca?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Asarabacca?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Asarabacca?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Asarabacca?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Asarabacca?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Asarabacca?

Insekten

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