asarum

Pronunciation key ( as′ə-rəm )

as•a•rum

n.

[< L., hazelwort, wild spikenard; Gr. asaron].

Any of the plants in the genus with kidney shaped leaves and brownish flowers. Wild ginger.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Magnolianae
Order	Piperales
Family	Aristolochiaceae – birthworts
Genus	Asarum L. – wildginger
Direct Children:
Species	Asarum canadense L. – Canadian wild ginger, Canadian wildginger
Species	Asarum caudatum Lindl. – British Columbia wildginger
Species	Asarum hartwegii S. Watson – Hartweg's wildginger
Species	Asarum lemmonii S. Watson – Lemmon's wildginger
Species	Asarum marmoratum Piper – marbled wildginger
Species	Asarum wagneri K.L. Lu & Mesler – longtail wildginger

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Asarum L. Taxonomic Serial No.: 18351