Wild ginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include:
- Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea.
- Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum
- Curcuma australasica
- Asiasarum sieboldi
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
Famous quotes containing the word wild:
“This wild night, gathering the washing as if it were flowers
animal vines twisting over the line and
slapping my face lightly, soundless merriment
in the gesticulations of shirtsleeves ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)