[The Birthwort Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Wild Ginger, Western Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

The photo above shows wild ginger as seen at 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages of Mt. Adams.......June 17, 2006.

Leaves of Wild Ginger, Western Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

The photo above shows a close-up view of the heart-shaped leaves of wild ginger as seen near 4000' at seeps road #070, about 200 meters downhill from its intersection with road #120 on the south side of Mt. Adams.......June 2, 2007.

Flower of Wild Ginger, Western Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of wild ginger as seen at 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages of Mt. Adams.......June 17, 2006.

Flower of Wild Ginger, Western Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flower of wild ginger as seen at 4050' atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages of Mt. Adams........June 17, 2006.

Flower of Wild Ginger, Western Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

The photo above shows another close-up sideview of the flower of wild ginger as seen near 4000' at seeps road #070, about 200 meters downhill from its intersection with road #120 on the south side of Mt. Adams........June 2, 2007. Note the numerous spreading hairs on the leaf petioles, pedicels and outside of the calyx.

Paul Slichter