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Asarum maculatum

Plants

Family: Aristolochiaceae · Genus: Asarum

Asarum maculatum

Cazin, F. J.; Cazin, Henri. · cc_by

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Asarum sieboldii, the Japanese wild ginger, Chinese wild ginger, Manchurian wild ginger, Siebold wild ginger, or birthwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to Primorsky Krai of the Russian Far East, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. A perennial herb, it is found in the understory of forests, and in moist valley floors. There appears to be a cultivar, 'Jade Dragon'. Like other wild gingers, it is sold to people suffering from various ailments in traditional Chinese medicine.

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