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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), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

20
Good

Native to Virginia. 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 89 Virginia 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

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 144 animals.

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Asarum

  • Herpetogramma aeglealisSerpentine Webworm
  • Herpetogramma aquilonalis
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

Virginia rankS5
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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Sources