Editing Asarum (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Asarum caudatum 1117.JPG
|image_caption = ''[[Asarum caudatum]]'' (western wild ginger)
|taxon = Asarum
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text
|type_species=''[[Asarum europaeum]]''
}}

'''''Asarum''''' is a genus of plants in the birthwort family [[Aristolochiaceae]], commonly known as '''wild ginger'''.

''Asarum'' is from Greek [[wikt:ἄσαρον|ἄσαρον]], a name for ''[[Asarum europaeum]]''.