Species: Asarum caudatum
Longtail Wild Ginger
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Aristolochiales
Family
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Asarum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
British Columbia wildginger
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Birthwort Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Aristolochiales - Aristolochiaceae - Asarum - Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum (of Kartesz, 1994 checklist) is sometimes considered to be a distinct species, Asarum wagneri. LEM 28Jun95.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Perennial evergreen with spreading rhizomes and heart-shaped leaves and with bell-shaped purple flowers.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2001-01-25
Global Status Last Changed
1984-08-07
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Asarum caudatum occurs in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, Oregon, California, Montana and Idaho, U.S.