Asarum canadense

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Family:	ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Species:	Asarum canadense L.
Common Name:	Canadian Wild Ginger
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	The "Deciduous Gingers" [genus Asarum s.s.] have been a source of confusion in the Eastern USA for ages. In following other floristic treatments from the Eastern USA, all of the material in Alabama has historically been treated as Asarum canadense L. while subsuming the other taxa in synonymy. However, as pointed out by Estes (2015), it appears some of the lesser used taxon names seem to have merit and should be recognized. When using these names, it appears that most all material from Alabama is identifiable with Asarum reflexum E.P. Bicknell while the true Asarum canadense L. is extremely rare in Alabama only occurring in Jackson County (Spaulding et al 2018). Asarum reflexum has reflexed calyx lobes that gradually tapered to an acute but flattened tip while Asarum canadense has spreading calyx lobes that are abruptly contracted into a long revolute narrow tip. Sometimes these differences are difficult to determine on a herbarium sheet and are much easier assessed in fresh material.--B. Keener
Status:	Native, S1 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
References:	Estes, D. 2015. Is over-reliance of using herbarium specimens for taxonomic studies leading us to underestimate Southeastern plant diversity? Part 1 of 2. Natural History, Flora, and Vegetation of the Southeastern US. [southeastveg.blogspot.com] \|\|\|Spaulding, D.D., et al. 2019. Flora of northern Alabama, part 4. Basal monocots: Acorales and Alismatales, sweetflag to pondweeds. Phytoneuron 2019-47: 1–132.
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ARISTOLOCHIACEAE - Birthwort family
Genus	Asarum
Species	Asarum canadense L. - Canadian Wild Ginger

Citation

Citation	Asarum canadense Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 442. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Without data (lectotype: Cornut, Canad. Pl.: 25 [icon] "Asarom canadense" 1635. Lectotypified by Reveal & Jarvis, Taxon 58(3): 978. 2009.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Clarke, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1943 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA000038722	Blount	7 Apr 1933	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
JSU120041	Etowah	27 Mar 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. RDW-958	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0000339	Lawrence	18 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1985	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
JSU120048	Jackson	30 Mar 1974	Durham, Steven D. s.n.	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
TROY000016695	Wilcox	31 Mar 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4165	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120042	Fayette	18 Apr 1979	Whetstone, R. David 9366	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0019072	Franklin	14 Apr 1998	Kral, Robert 87279	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71055	Morgan	10 Apr 1970	Simmers, Richard W. 1758	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AUA_ACC_49542	Russell	18 Aug 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5369	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
TROY000038257	Butler	02 Apr 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23888	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71049	Marengo	01 Apr 1968	Kral, Robert 30019	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
SAMF0000124	Lawrence	02 May 1987	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2524	SAMF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0035252	Franklin	09 Apr 2012	Cobb, Richard s.n.	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71040	Jackson	14 Apr 1973	Kral, Robert 49588	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0000342	St. Clair	07 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3460	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
AUA000038723	Blount	22 Apr 1930	Schneider, Anthony	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
UNA00064718	St. Clair	29 Mar 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2724	UNA Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00010025	Blount	02 Nov 1986	Nixon, Christoper F. 3279	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNAF0000717	Limestone	25 Apr 1998	Williams, Tim s.n.	UNAF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0012387	Butler	02 Apr 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23888	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
SAMF0000123	Jefferson	27 Apr 2007	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3692	SAMF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
ALNHS00007861	Jackson	18 Apr 2021	Yawn, Noah D. NDY#152	ALNHS Asarum canadense L.
JSU120055	Lauderdale	6 Apr 1967	Moore, Harold 50	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0016912	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	England, J. Kevin 4168	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
TROY000014153	Jackson	31 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David n.s.	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120045	Jackson	28 Mar 1975	Whetstone, R. David 7640	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00029721	Etowah	28 Apr 1979	Wiersema, John H. 619	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71076	Etowah	29 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2501	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AUA_ACC_35015	Shelby	19 Jul 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1721	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
BRIT71079	Blount	13 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34288	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AUA_ACC_64668	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2647	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
BRIT71080	Calhoun	06 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 278	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00016253	Lauderdale	11 May 2009	Holt, Brian D. SC-49	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNA00058737	Etowah	29 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2501	UNA Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0000340	Lawrence	11 Apr 2003	England, J. Kevin 394	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
JSU120052	Jackson	30 Apr 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13019	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
TROY000034972	Butler	22 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22957	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_46796	Monroe	3 Apr 1981	Floyd, Ed 035	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
BRIT71038	Jackson	18 Apr 1971	Kral, Robert 42086	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00005855	Walker	20 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2463	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0032362	Franklin	14 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6223	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71039	Jackson	30 Apr 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13019	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120049	Jackson	24 Oct 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 777	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0000337	Clarke	29 Mar 1980	Kral, Robert 66794	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
TROY000046695	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	England, J. Kevin 4168	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71075	DeKalb	01 Apr 1995	Kral, Robert 84369	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120037	Cullman	12 Apr 1970	Kral, Robert 38330	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71044	Lawrence	10 Apr 1978	Kral, Robert 61489	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120050	Jackson	28 Mar 1976	Atkinson, Tim A. 955	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0046170	Autauga	17 Apr 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1613	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0000341	St. Clair	29 Mar 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2724	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
TROY000014151	Etowah	27 Mar 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. n.s.	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
AMAL00005854	Tuscaloosa	20 Mar 1976	Kral, Robert 57448	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
TROY000014155	Tuscaloosa	20 Mar 1976	Kral, Robert 57448	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNAF0000711	Colbert	05 Apr 1986	Simbeck, Damien 04036	UNAF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
AMAL00005850	Etowah	06 Apr 1995	Spaulding, Daniel D. 7860	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNA00058704	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2647	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT73314	Tuscaloosa	20 Mar 1976	Kral, Robert 57488	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120061	Morgan	2 Apr 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 516	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_26036	Fayette	20 Apr 1965	Kral, Robert 23744	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
TROY000048588	Autauga	17 Apr 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1613	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120062	Morgan	27 Mar 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7739A	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00059455	Madison	22 May 1996	Whetstone, R.D. 674	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71043	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2647	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00005852	Madison	22 May 1996	Threlkeld, Steven J. 674	AMAL Asarum canadensis L.
BRIT71051	Marshall	12 Apr 1981	Kral, Robert 66888	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU139567	Shelby	11 Oct 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10164	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71057	Talladega	31 Mar 1967	Kral, Robert 28051	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00019401	Calhoun	25 May 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7188	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNA00029826	Jackson	22 Apr 1943	Harper, Roland M. 3925	UNA Asarum canadense L.
UNAF0000718	Lauderdale	24 Apr 1969	Cunningham, J.R. s.n.	UNAF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0037635	Limestone	03 Apr 2018	England, J. Kevin 8907	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU143450	Jackson	31 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-959	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71077	Etowah	22 Mar 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 86	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AUA_ACC_40679	Jackson	30 Apr 1983	Whetstone, R.David 13019	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
BRIT71041	Lauderdale	18 Jun 1983	Kral, Robert 70243	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00005849	Etowah	29 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2501	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNA00029856	Marshall	21 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 586	UNA Asarum canadense L.
JSU120057	Lawrence	17 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6389	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00026594	Morgan	15 Apr 1995	Haynes, Robert R. 9538	UNA Asarum canadense L.
TROY000014152	Etowah	29 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2501	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71054	Morgan	05 May 1971	Kral, Robert 42574	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120044	Jackson	14 Apr 1973	Kral, Robert 49588	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71074	DeKalb	11 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34172	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120040	Etowah	26 Apr 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1231	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00028700	Lauderdale	09 Apr 1988	Haynes, Robert R. 9336	UNA Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0000344	Wilcox	31 Mar 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4165	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71052	Marshall	21 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 586	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0015560	Lawrence	05 Apr 2014	England, J. Kevin 4767	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120046	Jackson	4 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6088	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00047570	Madison	20 Apr 1973	Simmers, Richard W. s.n.	UNA Asarum canadense L.
JSU120054	Lauderdale	6 Apr 1967	Frutiger, John 29	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71050	Marion	17 May 1973	Kral, Robert 50054	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00013864	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2647	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0031315	Lauderdale	17 Apr 2011	England, J. Kevin 2795	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71035	Fayette	23 Mar 1977	Simmers, Richard W. s.n.	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AUA_ACC_37073	Monroe	12 May 1981	O'Halloran, K. 145	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
TROY000050822	Lauderdale	17 Apr 2011	England, J. Kevin 2795	TROY Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71058	Etowah	01 Apr 1984	Kral, Robert 71162	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120056	Lawrence	10 Apr 1978	Kral, Robert 61439	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00029806	Madison	20 Apr 1979	Meigs, Russell A. 99	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71037	Franklin	14 Apr 1998	Kral, Robert 87297	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120039	Etowah	26 Mar 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 31	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0009814	Blount	14 Apr 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7115	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0001965	Lowndes	27 Jul 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21499	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
TROY000031891	Lowndes	27 Jul 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21499	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120036	Calhoun	6 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 278	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0051424	Jackson	30 Apr 1983	Whetstone, R.D. 13019	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00015063	Lowndes	22 Mar 2008	Soehren, Eric C. 111	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71045	Lawrence	07 May 1980	Davenport, L.J. 1835	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0048010	Lawrence	25 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10807	UWAL Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71036	Fayette	20 Apr 1965	Kral, Robert 23744	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120043	Jackson	1 May 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 636	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_55709	Jackson	18 Apr 1971	Kral, Robert 42086	AUA Asarum Canadense L.
TROY000014154	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2647	TROY Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU143451	Etowah	27 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-958	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00053731	Blount	22 Mar 1997	Keener, Brian R. 53	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT73316	Winston	18 May 1990	Jones, S. 4838	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00005851	Lauderdale	16 Apr 2001	Threlkeld, Steven J. 1404	AMAL Asarum canadensis L.
BRIT71073	Morgan	12 Apr 1970	Kral, Robert 38330	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120058	Limestone	1 Mar 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00259	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71081	Clarke	29 Mar 1980	Kral, Robert 66794	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120038	Etowah	22 Mar 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 613	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00050040	Calhoun	6 May 1986	Lawler, C.L. 278	UNA Asarum canadense L.
UNAF0000712	Lauderdale	15 Apr 1969	Maynard, G.E. s.n.	UNAF Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UWAL0047785	Lawrence	02 Apr 2007	England, J. Kevin 580	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
JSU120047	Jackson	31 Mar 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-959	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT73315	Tuscaloosa	22 Apr 1999	Bryson, Charles T. 17053	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
UWAL0012293	Madison	13 Apr 2013	Keener, Brian R. 7760	UWAL Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71042	Lauderdale	19 May 1993	Kral, Robert 82318	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
AMAL00012876	St. Clair	29 Mar 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2724	AMAL Asarum canadense L.
UNA00053490	Lawrence	07 Apr 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 1903	UNA Asarum canadense L.
JSU120063	St. Clair	25 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-915	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00058426	Walker	20 Mar 2003	Keener, Brian R. 2463	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71047	Lowndes	17 Apr 1980	Gholson, Angus 8237	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71046	Lowndes	06 Apr 1993	Kral, Robert 81986	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120060	Madison	24 Apr 1996	Threlkeld, Steven J. 210	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71053	Marshall	11 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34204	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120059	Limestone	1 Mar 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00308	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
BRIT71078	Blount	28 Mar 1981	Kral, Robert 66759	BRIT Asarum canadense L.
JSU120053	Jefferson	30 Mar 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1378	JSU Asarum canadense Linnaeus
UNA00045984	Calhoun	6 May 1986	Lawler, C.L. 278	UNA Asarum canadense L.
BRIT71056	Monroe	12 May 1981	O'Halloran, K. 145	BRIT Asarum canadense L.

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Asarum canadense

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