Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asarum acuminatum
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Asarum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Asarum canadense
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Asarum canadense
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-02-001?:
Asarum canadense FAMILY Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum canadense var. acuminatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asarum acuminatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asarum rubrocinctum
COMMON NAME:
Acuminate Wild Ginger
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asac7_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3266
March Polk County NC
Calyx lobes initially erect to ascending, spreading at full anthesis (but tips curving forward), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3267
March Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm080420_076
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A low plant with 2 heart-shaped leaves and a curious purple-brown flower, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_354
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm150423_484
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm150423_488
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160423_460
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9116
April Polk County NC
Calyx lobes long-caudate, 15-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm210401_9119
April Polk County NC
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David Campbell mdc_asaraum_acuminatum
April Polk County NC
Calyx tube 10-20mm long (vs. that of A. canadense 4-10mm long), per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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David Campbell mdc_asaraum_acuminatum2
April Polk County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asarum acuminatum
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Asarum canadense
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Asarum canadense
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-02-001?:
Asarum canadense
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum canadense var. acuminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asarum acuminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asarum rubrocinctum
3674
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich deciduous forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems). Leaves alternate (may appear opposite
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Maroon/ Brownish-purple
Radially symmetrical
3-merous
3-lobed campanulate calyx
Petals absent, usually
12 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p054
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p116?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p002?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p047?
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p336?
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