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Canadian wild ginger
Asarum canadense
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Reflexed Wild GingerAsarum reflexum
bloodrootSanguinaria canadensis
colt's-footTussilago farfara
large-leaved asterEurybia macrophylla
Western Wild GingerAsarum caudatum
AsarabaccaAsarum europaeum
garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
Canada VioletViola canadensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 43,531 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 12,368 |
| New York | 4,809 |
| Michigan | 3,828 |
| Illinois | 3,178 |
| Ontario | 3,132 |
| Virginia | 2,913 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,655 |
| Indiana | 2,492 |
| Wisconsin | 2,387 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pepper plants, birthworts, and allies · Piperales |
| Family | birthwort family · Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus | wild gingers · Asarum |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Canadian wild ginger with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.