Details of genus: Asarum L. [180]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Wild ginger
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Aristolochiaceae
family_ja: ウマノスズクサ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 70 species of mainly evergreen, low-growing, rhizomatous perennials occurring in woodland in Europe, E. Asia, and North America. They have large, usually glossy, some-times marbled leaves, concealing mildly malodorous, pitcher-shaped flowers, some with 3 slender, tail-like petal tips. Use as ground cover at the edge of a border or grow among shrubs. The rhizomes are aromatic, smelling rather like ginger.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy, but may shed leaves below -15°C (5°F).
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Some species self-seed freely. Divide in early spring.
pests_en: Slugs and snails may be a problem, especially in spring.
description_ja:
comment: N.temp.
comment_ja: フタバアオイ，ウスバサイシン，カンアオイ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Aristolochiaceae | ウマノスズクサ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Aristolochiaceae | ウマノスズクサ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Aristolochiaceae | ウマノスズクサ科 | Show |