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  8. Subgenus Asarum
  9. Asarum canadense
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Top native Asarum canadense

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Erosion 1 Heavy shade 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Horizontal 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ground cover 2 Herbaceous perennial 1
  • Canadian Wild Ginger Asarum canadense caterpillars 3
  • Reflexed Wild Ginger Asarum reflexum caterpillars 2

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