Wild Ginger (7789725778)
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Description: Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum) grows in the moist shaded forest around Mount Rainier, its distinctive flower often tucked away under its leaves. Named for the strong scent of lemon-ginger it exudes when crushed, Wild Ginger is believed to have medicinal properties, historically utilized by many native tribes. It is also believed to be good luck. NPS, Crow Vecchio. Date: 13 July 2012, 13:22. Source: Wild Ginger. Author: Mount Rainier National Park from Ashford, WA, United States.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Magnoliids
- Piperales
- Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family)
- Asarum (Wild ginger)
- Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger)
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