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Asarum caudigerum Hance  
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FamilyARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus speciesAsarum caudigerum Hance 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 19: 142 (1881)
Native Ranges. China to Vietnam, Nansei-Shoto to Taiwan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude300-1700m
Descriptionleaves broadly cordate, 6-12cm long, deep bright green, abaxially distinctly hirsute, corolla 15mm long, lobes towards base free, abaxially hirsute
Size5-10cm
Colorgreenish
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early and late summer
SynonymsAsarum arrhizoma H.Lév & Vaniot
Asarum caudigerum var. leptophyllum (Hayata) S.S.Ying
Asarum caudigerum var. triangulare (Hayata) S.S.Ying
Asarum leptophyllum Hayata
Asarum leptophyllum var. triangulare Hayata
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast)
     38 Eastern Asia (NNS Nansei-shoto, TAI Taiwan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam)
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