Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis arifolia
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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Learn more about Hexastylis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum arifolium var. arifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-001:
Hexastylis arifolia FAMILY Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum arifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis arifolia
COMMON NAME:
Little Brown Jug, Arrowhead Heartleaf, Arrowleaf Heartleaf, Pigs
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JK Marlow jkm070407_054
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves mottled - the paler areas *between* the veins, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm080430_011
April Pickens County SC
Calyx tube may be ovoid with short erect lobes, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
JK Marlow jkm080430_032
April Pickens County SC
Calyx tube may be urceolate-campanulate with spreading lobes, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
JK Marlow jkm090425_046
April Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Calyx gradually contracted to a smooth waist just below calyx lobes, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm090426_011
April Pickens County SC
Portions of the sides of nearly all leaves straight or concave, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm210903_3306
September Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaf triangular, ovate-sagittate or subhastate, basal lobes ~1/3 leaf length, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis arifolia
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum arifolium var. arifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-001:
Hexastylis arifolia
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum arifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis arifolia