Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Hexastylis > Hexastylis shuttleworthii

Hexastylis shuttleworthii (largeflower heartleaf)

Synonyms: Asarum grandiflorum; Asarum shuttleworthii; Asarum shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii; Asarum virginicum var. grandiflorum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Hexastylis shuttleworthii, commonly known as largeflower heartleaf, is a flowering plant in the pipevine family. This plant is a low growing, rhizomatous perennial that produces jug-shaped flowers in early summer. It is native to the Southeastern United States. There are two named varieties:
View Wikipedia Record: Hexastylis shuttleworthii

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Great Smoky Mountains National Park II 515454 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve 37548505 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0