
I'm on vacation, so only a short written accompaniment today. – Daniel
Asarum caudatum, or wild ginger, is distributed in western North America, from northern California to British Columbia and east to Montana. Read more on its ethnobotany via the Washington State Department of Transportation (!).





Asarum caudatum - Z7 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Decidedly different from the noxious weed that I think of as wild ginger: http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/003~Weeds/Wild-Ginger.asp