Aristolochiaceae

Asarum nipponicum F.Maek.

Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Asarum

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Asarum nipponicum: Heterotropa nipponica Kan-Aoi — Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Japanese: カンアオイ, カントウカンアオイ, 寒葵

Synonyms

Asarum kooyanum var. nipponicum (F.Maek.) Kitam.
Heterotropa nipponica (F.Maek.) F.Maek.

Photos

Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.