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Little Brown Jug

Hexastylis arifolia

Description:

Green, heart shaped leaves. long stem.

Habitat:

Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park. Hanging down on steep mountainside. Growing with ferns and moss.

Notes:

wild ginger

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2 Comments

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Wonderful! Thanks.

MilesBerkey
MilesBerkey 10 years ago

This is an Asarum species (Wild Ginger). Take a bite, it should taste like ginger. I usually put them in whatever food i am cooking when I'm out in the mtns.

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 28, 2014

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