Aristolochiaceae

Asarum hartwegii

Hartweg's Wild Ginger

Tight clumps of evergreen leaves. Leaf dark green, heart-shaped, with white marbling along veins, hairs along edges curling toward tip. Flowers face upward but are under leaves; dark brownish red tube is white inside with red stripes, covered with bands of white hairs. Tips of flower tube end in a point but not an extended tail. Grows on rocky places in dry open woods at low to subalpine elevations.

• Rarity: Uncommon
• Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 4--8 inches
• Habitat: West-Side Forest
• Found In: Siskiyous
• Native: Yes