Asarum lemmonii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|status = G4
|status_system = TNC
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| publisher = NatureServe
| title = Asarum lemmonii
| work = NatureServe Explorer
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| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415101432/http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Asarum+lemmonii+
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = April 15, 2013
| accessdate = 2007-12-15
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|genus = Asarum
|species = lemmonii
|authority = S. Wats.
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Asarum lemmonii is a species of wild ginger which is endemic to California. It is known by the common name Lemmon's wild ginger.
It is a spreading plant which forms dense green mats on the ground. The leaves are rich green and heart-shaped. It bears a small cup-shaped flower which is red externally and white inside. The plant grows in moist areas in the High Sierra.
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?575,578,581 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASLE USDA Plants Profile]
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