Asarum marmoratum
| Asarum marmoratum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Asarum |
| Species: | A. marmoratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Asarum marmoratum | |
Asarum marmoratum is a species of wild ginger known by the common name marbled wild ginger.[1]
It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, as well as adjacent slopes of the Cascade Range. It is a plant of moist high-elevation forests and rocky mountainsides. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb with hairy green leaves with bright cream-white colored marbling. The leaves are heart-shaped to kidney-shaped to nearly round. Flowers appear at ground-level. They consist of three coarsely hairy sepals which are dark greenish brown outside and dark reddish inside. The fruit is a fleshy capsule containing many seeds.
References
- ↑ Mesler, Michael R.; Lu, Karen L. (1990-01-01). "The status of Asarum marmoratum (Aristolochiaceae)". Brittonia. 42 (1): 33–37. doi:10.2307/2807022. ISSN 1938-436X.
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