Zingiberaceae
Pleated ginger
Alpinia arctiflora
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pleated ginger, Snow ginger, Booroogum
Synonyms
- Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell.
Flowers
- In flower
- November to March (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wairambar Rainforest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Evert Materman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.