Asarum lemmonii S.Watson is a plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, order Piperales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Asarum lemmonii S.Watson

Asarum lemmonii S.Watson

Asarum lemmonii, or Lemmon's wild ginger, is a California-endemic wild ginger that grows in moist High Sierra areas.

Genus
Asarum
Order
Piperales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Asarum lemmonii S.Watson

Asarum lemmonii S.Watson is a species of wild ginger endemic to California. Its common name is Lemmon's wild ginger. It is a spreading plant that forms dense green mats across the ground. It has rich green, heart-shaped leaves. It produces a small, cup-shaped flower that is red on the outside and white on the inside. This species grows in moist areas of the High Sierra.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Piperales Aristolochiaceae Asarum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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