[The Birthwort Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger

Asarum wagneri

Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum

Flower of Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum)

This photo shows a close-up of the distinctive flower of green-flowered wild ginger as seen along Trail #3385 near Moon Point in the Willamette N.F........July 12, 2008.

Leaves of Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum)

This photo shows a close-up of the large, heart-shaped leaves of green-flowered wild ginger as seen along Trail #3385 near Moon Point in the Willamette N.F........July 12, 2008.

Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum)

The photo above shows the flower and leaves of green-flowered wild ginger as seen along Trail #3385 near Moon Point in the Willamette N.F........July 12, 2008. The flowers generally lie against the ground and are often hidden by the higher, larger leaves. The flowers are pollinated by ground insects.

Flower of Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum) - Flower of Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum)

Two close-up sideviews of the flower of green-flowered wild ginger as seen along Trail #3385 near Moon Point in the Willamette N.F.........July 12, 2008.

Leaves of Green-flowered Wild Ginger, Wagner's Wild Ginger: Asarum wagneri(Synonym: Asarum caudatum var. viridiflorum)

Green-flowered wild ginger as seen along Trail #3385 near Moon Point in the Willamette N.F.......July 12, 2008.

Paul Slichter