Asarabacca (Asarum shuttleworthii)

Family: Aristolochiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Brown, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer. Form: Prostrate, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pungent, aromatic smell like mild pepper and ginger mixed, but more strongly aromatic. — The following note is for the related A.; caudatum, it quite possibly also applies to this species.; The root can be used as a ginger substitute.; The root has a pungent, aromatic smell like mild pepper and ginger mixed, but more strongly aromatic.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich mountain woods. Acidic soils, often along creeks beneath Rhododendron maximum , deciduous or mixed deciduous-conifer forests at elevations of 400 - 1300 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)