Northwest Native Plants  Wild Ginger

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Wild Ginger-asarum caudatum

Appearance

  • flowers brown or dark purple
  • Stalk 15 - 21 cm
  • Dark green heart- shaped leaves
  • Leaves are 5-12 cm wide
  • 3-4 cm wide
 Wild Ginger

Habitat

  • Lives along streams in forest; and shady woods
  • Common at low to middle elevations in moist forest
 Wild Ginger

Growth Habit

  • Blossoms from May to June
  • Evergreen perennial

Natural History

  • There are three different kinds of wild ginger
  • Native people used it for medicine
  • When you crush it, it smells like lemon ginger