Asarum hartwegii
Aristolochiaceae
Hartweg's Wild Ginger
Tight clumps of evergreen leaves. Leaf dark green, heart-shaped, with white marbling along veins, hairs along edges curling toward tip. Flowers face upward but are under leaves; dark brownish red tube is white inside with red stripes, covered with bands of white hairs. Tips of flower tube end in a point but not an extended tail. Grows on rocky places in dry open woods at low to subalpine elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 3
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–8 inches
- Habitat: West-side Forest
- Found In: Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
