Canadian Wildginger

Asarum canadense L.

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Asarum canadense (Canadian Wildginger) is a species of perennial herb in the family Aristolochiaceae. They are native to Eastern North America, Canada, and The Contiguous United States. They have loculicidal capsule fruit.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030092
Definition: A capsule fruit which at maturity dehisces through fruit locules

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

fruit type
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000850
- Definition: A fruit anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0002629) which is associated with the type of a fruit (PO:0009001).
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PO:0009001] [database_cross_reference: TO:moorel]
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loculicidal capsule fruit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030092
- Definition: A capsule fruit which at maturity dehisces through fruit locules
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Canada
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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waterfall
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000040
- Definition: A sudden descent of water over a step or ledge in the bed of a river.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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non-wetland
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nwpl_upl
- Definition: non-wetland terrestrial habitat
- Attribution: Lichvar, R.W. and Minkin, P. 2008. Concepts and procedures for updating the National Wetland Plant List. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ERDC/CRREL TN-08-3, http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.mil/NWPL/static/cfg/doc/pdl_2013_pub/National/NWPL_Phytoneuron_2013.pdf
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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deciduous forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000816
- Definition: a forest in which the majority of trees shed foliage simultaneously in response to seasonal change.
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life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Eastern North America
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
- Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Canadian wildginger. View this species on GBIF

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