Beehive Ginger (Zingiber spectabile), a deciduous plant that grows from a rhizome to over seven feet tall, Ecuador, South America

Banana Tree, Queensland, Australia

Miscanthus, elephant grass, alternative energy crop grown for fuel, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Banana Tree, Queensland, Australia

Miscanthus, elephant grass, alternative energy crop grown for fuel, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Miscanthus, elephant grass, alternative energy crop grown for fuel, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Hot apple winter drink with thyme and ginger isolated on black

A group of male residents of the village of Iwasoudane cutting the green off the rhizomes of organically grown Irises (Iris germanica) for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

An elderly resident of the village of Iwasoudane harvesting the rhizomes of organically grown Irises (Iris germanica) for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Mohammed El Malaoui checking the quality of the dried rhizomes of organically cultivated Irises (Iris germanica), which are stored on the roof of the mud house of Hassan Bouship, the chief of the village of Iwasoudane, for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Residents of the village of Iwasoudanei checking the quality of the dried rhizomes of organically cultivated Irises (Iris germanica), which are stored on the roof of the mud house of Hassan Bouship, the chief of the village of Iwasoudane, for natural cosmetics in Europe, Ait Inzel Gebel Region, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Africa

Pickled ginger on chopsticks, Germany, Europe

Sliced pickled ginger on chopsticks and in bowl

Pickled ginger slices in bowl and chopsticks, ginger

Pickled ginger slices in peel and fork, ginger

Pickled ginger slices in bowl and chopsticks

Homemade red lentil soup with carrots, ginger and coconut milk with ingredients

Homemade red lentil soup with carrots, ginger and coconut milk with ingredients

Homemade red lentil soup with carrots, ginger and coconut milk with ingredients

Sculpture Wasabi rhizome in front of Wasabi cultivation, Daio Wasabi Farm, Nagano, Japan, Asia

Green frog and duckweed in a pond, France