Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Hexastylis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Hexastylis contracta

INCLUDED WITHIN New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)

Asarum contractum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Hexastylis virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)

Hexastylis contracta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-004:

Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Heartleaf

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Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_04

May    Henderson County    NC

Leaves rounded, with cordate base, all portions of the sides convex, per Weakley's Flora.

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_11

May    Henderson County    NC

Calyx tube rhombic-ovate (broadest near middle); lobes 3-8mm wide at base, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_18

May    Henderson County    NC

Internal ridged reticulation an open network raised < 1mm or absent, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hexastylis contracta

INCLUDED WITHIN New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum contractum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Hexastylis virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis contracta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-004:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae