Sunday, November 13, 2011

Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger is found in North America, Asia, and Europe. It grows in rich soils and has a potent ginger smell. We found some of these plants during our hike through the Hitchiti Experimental Forest. Wild ginger, or asarum caudatum, is not related to the ginger root from which Ginger is derived, however. No matter the size, most wild ginger leaves have roughly the same shape.

Canadian wild ginger, found in Canada and the Eastern US

Chinese giant wild ginger

European wild ginger

Panda face ginger

Click here for more info on all the different types of wild ginger around the world.

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