Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/13/22):
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Asarum chueyi (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee and Virginia, USA (Sinn, 2015)
Asarum minus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis minor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-005:
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis virginica
COMMON NAME:
Little Heartleaf, Small Heartleaf Ginger
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_hexastylis_minor_7956
March Catawba County NC
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David Campbell mdc_3388
April Union County NC
Leaves rounded, all portions of the sides convex, strongly variegated, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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David Campbell mdc_3395_1
April Union County NC
Floral orifice only slightly constricted; sepal lobes much broader than long, spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/13/22):
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Asarum chueyi (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee and Virginia, USA (Sinn, 2015)
Asarum minus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis minor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-005:
Hexastylis minor
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis virginica
676
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Common in NC Piedmont, uncommon in SC Piedmont, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Habitat: Upland or moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems). Leaves alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring
Pale purplish/ Purplish-brown
Bisexual
3-merous
3-lobed cylindrical calyx tube
Petals absent
12 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
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