Lab #7 Hitchiti Experimental Forrest

Unfortunately I was unable to make it to the Hitchiti Experimental Forrest because of my Spanish test. However me and Jarett were able to drive out there in time to see everyone's car and leave a note on your car Dr. Rood.  And you told us too look up the wild ginger and here are some of the interesting facts that I learned.

Wild ginger is a workhorse of a groundcover, spreading readily with beautifully glossy, slightly heart-shape leaves. It must have shade and moist but well-drained soil to thrive, but with the right conditions this native plant is indispensable, doing well where many other plants wouldn't. In spring it bears purplish maroon bell-shape blooms mostly hidden in the foliage. 

The plant is called wild ginger because the rhizome tastes and smells similar to ginger root, but the two are not particularly related.