Friday, June 8, 2012

Asarum caudatum


Western Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
Aristolochiaceae
Collected: Tradition Lake Plateau 25/5/12
Sample 3

The Wild Ginger flower is found quite low to the ground under the forest canopy. and it is usually obscured by its large leaf which protects it from a few inches above. The leaf is a rich green.  The flower is often a brownish-purple.

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