Longtail Wildginger (Asarum wagneri)
Description
The preferred habitats of green-flowered wild ginger appear to be humus soils under forests of Shasta red fir (Abies magnifica var. shastensis) and white fir (Abies concolor) at moderate elevations (1360 to 1660 m [4,500 to 5,500 ft.]) as well as open boulder fields with mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) near timberline (>1800 m [6,000+ ft.]) (Eastman 1990, Lu and Mesler 1983, Whittemore et al. 1997). This species is also known from a lodgepole pine stand near the intersection of the Dead Indian Memorial Highway, USFS Road 37 (1400 m [4,600 ft.]) in Jackson County (between Ashland and Klamath Falls), and in the Johnson Prairie area north of State Route 66 near the Klamath/Jackson county line.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Piperales
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Family: Aristolochiaceae
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Genus: Asarum
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