| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum kumageanum Masam. |
| Synonyms | Heterotropa kumageana (Masam.) F.Maek. ex Yahara |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, thick, shiny, cordate-oblong, 3-4cm wide, acute, at base cordate, flowers pedunculate, thinly pubescent, tube of perianth obconical, lobes deltoid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
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