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Canada Wild-ginger

Asarum canadense

Found in rich deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

16
Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
6 inches–1 foot
Spread
4–6 inches
Light
Dappled sunlight, Deep shade, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
April to May

Recorded in 31 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain.
Named place / source context. Shown: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia, a neighboring state.Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain., Unidentified in HFC record, undated. Public domain. Source record.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 130 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Asarum

  • Herpetogramma aeglealisSerpentine Webworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
2AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Aphaenogaster rudis
  • Myrmica rubra

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Myrmica rubra: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed predation.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Aristolochiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–6b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Brown/copper or purple

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Canada Wild ginger; Canadian Wild Ginger

Conservation status

Alabama rankSNR
Global rankG5
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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Sources