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Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Western Wild Ginger is a lovely plant that grows low to the ground. Its heart-shaped leaves are bright green, and it has unique, bell-shaped flowers that are often hidden beneath the leaves.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Western Wild Ginger has striking heart-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves that form a low ground cover. Its unique, jug-shaped flowers are a deep reddish-brown or maroon, often hidden beneath the foliage, and feature three long, slender 'tails' that extend outwards.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaPiperalesAristolochiaceaeAsarum
Western Wild Ginger
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Western Wild Ginger

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Even though it smells like ginger, this plant is not related to the ginger spice you use for cooking!

Its weird flowers often hide right on the forest floor, making them a fun challenge to spot!

The unique tails on its maroon flowers can grow several centimeters long, making them look very exotic!

This wild ginger spreads slowly underground using special stems, creating cozy carpets of heart-shaped leaves.

特殊能力

能力

Shade Master

Western Wild Ginger can thrive in deep, dark forest shade where many other plants struggle to grow, by efficiently capturing scarce light.

能力

Ant Gardener

This plant has special seeds with a fatty cap that attracts ants, which then carry the seeds away and help plant them elsewhere.

能力

Fragrant Shield

Its leaves release a distinctive ginger-like scent when crushed, which might deter some grazing animals from taking a bite.

サイズと詳細

高さ
10-20 cm
広がり
30-60 cm
花の大きさ
2-5 cm
開花時期
Early Spring to Mid-Spring
食用
いいえ
毒性
中程度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Western Thatching Ant

Formica obscuripes

Attracted to the hidden flowers for nectar, helping with pollination.

eats

Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus

Grazes on its leaves, especially younger, less toxic ones.

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

May browse its leaves when other food sources are scarce.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Do not eat any plants unless you are sure they are safe and have permission from an adult.

よくある質問

Western Wild Gingerの高さは何ですか?

10-20 cm

Western Wild Gingerの広がりは何ですか?

30-60 cm

Western Wild Gingerの花の大きさは何ですか?

2-5 cm

Western Wild Gingerの開花時期は何ですか?

Early Spring to Mid-Spring

Western Wild Gingerの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

Western Wild Gingerの毒性は何ですか?

中程度

Western Wild Gingerのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Western Wild Gingerの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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