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Asarum europaeum L.

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ID 635109 Last modified 19.01.2023
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Domain classified botany
  • tobiväädiliste sugukonda metspipra perekonda kuuluv rohttaim
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    • Risoom roomav, maapealne. Lehti 2 või 3, neerjad, pealt läikivad, alt pehmekarvased, pika rootsuga. Alalehed tumepruunid, soomusjad. Õied pruunikaspunased, korrapärased, longus, võsude tipus üksikult, peaaegu maapinnal. Katkihõõrumisel taim pipra lõhnaga. Kõrgus 5-10 cm.
  • a species of flowering plant in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, native to large parts of temperate Europe, and also cultivated in gardens
harilik metspipar
European wild ginger
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  • European wild ginger, or asarabacca (A. europaeum), a creeping plant with glossy leaves and bell-shaped brown flowers, is native to Europe and Asia. It was formerly used in various medicines, particularly purgatives, and in snuff.
asarabacca
Asarum europaeum L.
Asarum europaeum

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