Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
Genus species | Asarum caudigerum Hance |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 19: 142 (1881) |
Native Range | s. China to Vietnam, Nansei-Shoto to Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 300-1700m |
Description | leaves broadly cordate, 6-12cm long, deep bright green, abaxially distinctly hirsute, corolla 15mm long, lobes towards base free, abaxially hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Asarum 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 |
Territory | 3 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) |