''Asarum marmoratum'' is a species of

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known by the common name marbled wild ginger. It is native to the

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of northern

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and southern

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, as well as adjacent slopes of the

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. It is a plant of moist high-elevation forests and rocky mountainsides. This is a

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perennial herb with hairy green leaves with bright cream-white colored marbling. The leaves are heart-shaped to kidney-shaped to nearly round. Flowers appear at ground-level. They consist of three coarsely hairy

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s which are dark greenish brown outside and dark reddish inside. The fruit is a fleshy capsule containing many seeds. ''Asarum marmoratum'' is a state-listed endangered species in Oregon.

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