Asarum europaeum L.

European wild ginger (en), Roussin (fr), Asaret d'europe (fr), Asaret (fr), Cabaret (fr), Oreille-d'homme (fr), Asaret d'Europe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Asarum

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	myrmecochory
Mature width (meter)	0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.1
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Open woodland and waterside thickets, especially in beech woodlands.

More

It is a temperate plant.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The rhizome is occasionally used as a spice.

Uses	dye material medicinal ornamental poison spice
Edible	rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use	Cathartics (leaf), Emetics (leaf), Amenorrhea (rhizome), Antirheumatic agents (rhizome), Anuria (rhizome), Ascites (rhizome), Chest pain (rhizome), Colic (rhizome), Diuretics (rhizome), Epilepsy (rhizome), Eye diseases (rhizome), Facial paralysis (rhizome), Hepatitis (rhizome), Jaundice (rhizome), Menstruation-inducing agents (rhizome), Nervous system diseases (rhizome), Paralysis (rhizome), Sciatica (rhizome), Splenic diseases (rhizome), Urination disorders (rhizome), Cathartics (root), Emetics (root), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Bronchial spasm (unspecified)
Human toxicity	toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	25 - 36
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 20
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302682-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000550828
COL ID	H4QT
BDTFX ID	7177
INPN ID	84230
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Asarum europaeum Asarum lucidum Asarum officinale Asarum renifolium Asarum rotundifolium Asarum reniforme Asarum europaeum var. romanicum Asarum europaeum var. andreanszkyi Asarum europaeum f. patens Asarum europaeum f. pseudocapsicum

Lower taxons

Asarum europaeum subsp. italicum