Asarum acuminatum (Ashe) E.P. Bicknell. Common name: Hydra Ginger. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Rich deciduous forests. Distribution: Mainly west of the Blue Ridge (but eastwards in, for instance, Polk County, NC); distribution unclear at this time.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = Asarum canadense L. var. acuminatum Ashe — F; > Asarum acuminatum (Ashe) E.P.Bicknell — S; < Asarum canadense L. — Ar, FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mo2, NE, NS, Pa, RAB, Tn, W; < Asarum canadense L. var. canadense — C, G, Il; > Asarum rubrocinctum Peattie — S. Basionym: Asarum canadense L. var. acuminatum Ashe 1897
Links to other floras: < Asarum canadense - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- 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 ⓘ: 2
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© Alan Cressler: Asarum acuminatum, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Asarum acuminatum, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Asarum acuminatum, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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