Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asarum acuminatum
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Asarum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-02-001?:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum canadense var. acuminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Asarum acuminatum
COMMON NAME:
Acuminate Wild Ginger
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asac7_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3266
March Polk County NC
Calyx lobes erect to ascending, long-caudate, 15-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3267
March Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm080420_076
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A low plant with 2 heart-shaped leaves and a curious purple-brown flower, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9116
April Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9119
April Polk County NC
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David Campbell mdc_asaraum_acuminatum
April Polk County NC
Calyx tube 10-20mm long (vs. that of A. canadense 4-10mm long), per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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David Campbell mdc_asaraum_acuminatum2
April Polk County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asarum acuminatum
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-02-001?:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum canadense var. acuminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Asarum acuminatum
3674
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare
Look for it in rich deciduous forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems). Leaves alternate (may appear opposite
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring
Maroon/ Brownish-purple
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3-lobed campanulate calyx
Petals absent, usually
12 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p054
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p116?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p002?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p047?
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p336?