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Asarum reflexum E.P. Bicknell. Common name: Common Wild Ginger. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Rich deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. Distribution: CT west to s. MB, south to NC, KY, AR, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, S; = Asarum canadense L. var. reflexum (E.P.Bicknell) B.L.Rob. — C, F, G, Il, Tat; < Asarum canadense L. — Ar, FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mo2, NE, NS, Ok, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W. Basionym: Asarum reflexum E.P.Bicknell 1897

Links to other floras: < Asarum canadense - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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