Wildflowers Identified: Wild Ginger
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Wild Ginger has these characteristics:
- 3 petals
- tubular petals
- single flower on stem
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- pink to red flower color
- brownish or greenish flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- smooth leaf edges
- branched leaf veins
- simple leaves about as long as wide
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org