Aristolochiaceae
Canadian wildginger
Asarum canadense
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Genus
- Asarum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- زنجبيل بري
- Azerbaijani
- Kanada çobandüdüyü
- Chinese
- 加拿大細辛, 加拿大细辛, 北美细辛, 蛇根草
- English
- Canadian wildginger, Broad-leaved asarabacca, Canada wild ginger, Canadian snakeroot, Canadian wild ginger
- French
- Asaret du Canada, Asaret gingembre, Gingembre sauvage
- Polish
- Kopytnik kanadyjski
Synonyms
- Asarum canadense f. canadense
- Asarum canadense f. phelpsiae Fernald
- Asarum canadense f. prattii Fassett
- Asarum canadense var. acutifolium Raf.
- Asarum canadense var. canadense
- Asarum canadense var. macrophyllum Raf.
- Asarum canadense var. obtusum Muhl.
- Asarum canadense var. pumilum Raf.
- Asarum carolinianum Walter
- Asarum furcatum Raf.
- Asarum latifolium Salisb.
- Asarum medium Raf.
- Asarum parvifolium Raf.
- Asarum villosum Muhl. ex Duch.
- Asarum ypsilantense Walpole
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.