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Asarum lemmonii

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Asarum lemmonii

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Asarum
Species:
A. lemmonii
Binomial name
Asarum lemmonii

Asarum lemmonii is a species of wild ginger which is endemic to California. It is known by the common name Lemmon's wild ginger.

It is a spreading plant which forms dense green mats on the ground. The leaves are rich green and heart-shaped. It bears a small cup-shaped flower which is red externally and white inside. The plant grows in moist areas in the High Sierra.

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  1. ^ "Asarum lemmonii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2007-12-15.[permanent dead link]
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