VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Asarum caudatum | Wild Ginger 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 



PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Food:  The roots and new shoots can be baked or roasted, then eaten.
The leaves can be used to cover various foods while baking.  The roots
can be dried and used for seasoning [5].

Landscaping:  Wild ginger is a favorite of native plant gardeners in the
Pacific Northwest.  It is considered high garden quality due to its
characteristic showy heart-shaped leaves, aroma, ease of growth, and
ability to form a dense carpet [9].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Wild ginger will disappear from sites in the more xeric portions of its
range that have been opened up by clearcutting.  Large openings made in
the forest canopy by clearcutting cause an increase in air and soil
temperatures, evaporation rates, and moisture deficits, which present
unfavorable conditions for reestablishment of moisture-loving plants,
such as wild ginger [11].

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