Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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Learn more about Hexastylis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-007:
Hexastylis shuttleworthii FAMILY Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
COMMON NAME:
Large-flower Heartleaf, Wild Ginger
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JK Marlow jkm080329_021
March Pickens County SC
Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area
Calyx tube 15-40mm long, lobes 10-22mm wide at base, spreading ascending, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
JK Marlow jkm080329_024
March Pickens County SC
Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area
Leaves mottled - or not. If mottled, the paler portions along the veins, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm130420_500
April Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Internal ridged reticulation a regular open network, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
JK Marlow jkm130420_505
April Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
The very large flowers make this species readily identifiable, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
JK Marlow jkm130420_588
April Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Stamens adnate to the pistil and erect; 6 separate, erect styles, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
JK Marlow jkm160502_067
May Macon County NC
Leaves rounded, w cordate base, all portions of the sides of the leaves convex, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-007:
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis shuttleworthii