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Asarum europaeum, commonly known as asarabacca, European wild ginger, hazelwort, and wild spikenard, is a species of flowering plant in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, native to large parts of temperate Europe, and also cultivated in gardens. It is a creeping evergreen perennial with glossy green, kidney shaped leaves and solitary dull purple flowers hidden by the leaves. Though its roots have a ginger aroma, it is not closely related to the true culinary ginger Zingiber officinale, which originates in tropical Asian rainforests. It is sometimes harvested for use as a spice or a flavoring. In former days, it was used in snuff and also medicinally as an emetic and cathartic.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Asarum
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 15 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Brown, Purple, Red
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Asarabacca en European Ginger en Wild Ginger en Wild nard en Wild spikenard en European wild ginger en Europisc wild gingifer en Hazelwort en European Ginger Root
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