Wild ginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include:
Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea, a large tropical flowering plant
Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum, a groundcover with kidney- or heart-shaped leaves and a small maroon flower and ginger-scented roots; native to North America
Curcuma australasica, "Australian turmeric"
Hedychium gardnerianum, Himalayan plant with fragrant yellow spiked flowers
Siphonochilus aethiopicus, "African ginger," a rhizome with a showy purple flower with a yellow center
Any of the numerous Zingiber species
Index of plants with the same common name
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Wildginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include: Any...
The distantly related dicots in the genus Asarum are commonly called wildginger because of their similar taste. Used in traditional medicine in China...
Asarum canadense, commonly known as Canada wildginger, Canadian snakeroot, and broad-leaved asarabacca, is a herbaceous, perennial plant which forms...
Asarum europaeum, commonly known as asarabacca, European wildginger, hazelwort, and wild spikenard, is a species of flowering plant in the birthwort family...
Asarum splendens, the Chinese wildginger or showy Sichuan ginger, is a species of wildginger. Armitage (2008) Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise...
Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger, western wildginger, or long-tailed wildginger) is a plant native to rich moist forests of western North...
Zingiber zerumbet is a species of plant in the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It originates from Asia, but can be...
of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wildginger. Asarum is the genitive plural of the Latin āsa (an alternate form of...
Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two...
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's...
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Asarum hartwegii is a species of wildginger known by the common name Hartweg's wildginger. It is endemic to California, and grows in forest habitat....
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Ginger tea is a herbal beverage that is made from ginger root. It has a long history as a traditional herbal medicine in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast...
the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wildginger"—Asarum) is one of the three main annual festivals held in Kyoto, Japan...
Ginger wine is a fortified wine often made from a fermented blend of ginger, raisins, sugar and yeast, that is often fortified by being blended with brandy...
also known as "torch ginger", "ginger flower", "red ginger lily", "torchflower", "torch lily", "wildginger", "Indonesian tall ginger" and "porcelain rose"...
Myoga, myoga ginger or Japanese ginger (myōga (茗荷)) is the species Zingiber mioga in the family Zingiberaceae. It is a deciduous herbaceous perennial...
Asarum lemmonii is a species of wildginger which is endemic to California. It is known by the common name Lemmon's wildginger. It is a spreading plant which...
the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wildginger"—Asarum), has been a readily recognized icon in Japan, symbolizing in...
Hexastylis finzelii, or Finzel's wildginger, is species of plant in the Aristolochiaceae native to northern Alabama. It is known from two populations...
Dr Pepper). For over 100 years, Canada Dry has been known mainly for its ginger ale, though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks...
Ginger Gilmour (born Virginia Hasenbein; January 19, 1949) is an American artist, sculptor, and author. Between 1975 and 1990, she was married to Pink...
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood...
kava, the many Peperomias, pepper elder, lizard's tail, birthwort, and wildginger. The two perianthless families Piperaceae and Saururaceae are mainly...
family Aristolochiaceae includes the genera Aristolochia and Asarum (wildginger), which are commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine. Although these...
robust green curry, such as with seafood, julienned krachai (fingerroot/wildginger/Chinese keys), white turmeric, and holy basil can be used as garnishes...
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