A DC Birding Blog: Wild Ginger


Photo Credit: Dendroica Cerulea 

This brownish-purple flower is wild ginger, which is in bloom right now. There are several species commonly called "wild ginger," but the one native to the eastern United States is Asarum canadense, also known as Canadian snakeroot. The common name refers to the rhizomes, which have a ginger-like scent and were used by early Americans as a substitute for ginger in cooking.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 5/3/2012 6:00 AM
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