Aristolochiaceae

Asarum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 442 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Albania, Altay, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Denmark, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-48418.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-66454.000 No
Cavalerie, J. [3671] China K000634515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elkins, H. United States K:SPC-52892.000 No
K:SPC-48861.000 No
Faurie, P. [80] Japan K003293166 Yes
Faurie, P. [9907] Japan K001613205 Yes
Leon, C.J.; Lin, Y-L.; Wang, L. [TCMK 653] China K001873778 No
Luo Yi-bo China K:SPC-70058.000 No
Onoe Japan K:SPC-46420.000 No
Cavalerie, J. [933] China K000634516 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-48421.000 No
Japan K:SPC-48859.000 No
Lancaster, C.R. China K:SPC-42301.000 No
K:SPC-48420.000 No
K:SPC-58109.000 No
Tsi, Z.H.; Luo, B.Y.; Cribb, P.J. [ASBK 55] China K:SPC-60111.000 No
K:SPC-48742.000 No
Japan Heterotropa K:SPC-42165.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0