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Common Name:
Little Brown Jug, Arrowhead Heartleaf, Arrowleaf Heartleaf, Pigs
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis arifolia FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis arifolia 062-03-001 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of dry to mesic forests
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Gulf Little Brown Jug
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis callifolia FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis arifolia var. callifolia FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Mesic forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Appalachian Little Brown Jug
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis ruthii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis arifolia 062-03-001? FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Upland acidic forests, ultramafic outcrop barrens, calcareous forests
Uncommon (rare in Piedmont) (rare in SC)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis finzelii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Rocky, submesic forests
Rare
Native to Alabama
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Common Name:
Alabama Heartleaf, Alabama Ginger
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis speciosa FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis speciosa FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Shaded forests along streams and bogs
Rare
Native to Alabama
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Common Name:
Dwarf-flower Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis naniflora FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis naniflora FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis naniflora 062-03-002 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: In mesic to dry, acidic, sandy loam on bluffs, ravines, slopes, and ridges in deciduous forests, frequently associated with Kalmia latifolia
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Virginia Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis virginica FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis virginica FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis virginica 062-03-003 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Upland forests
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
French Broad Heartleaf, Carolina Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis rhombiformis FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis rhombiformis FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: In deciduous forests on sandy river bluffs or in ravines with Kalmia latifolia and Rhododendron maximum
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Mountain Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis contracta FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis contracta FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis contracta 062-03-004 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: On acidic soils in deciduous forests with Kalmia latifolia and Rhododendron maximum
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Little Heartleaf, Small Heartleaf Ginger
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis minor FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis minor FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis minor 062-03-005 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Upland or moist forests
Common in NC Piedmont, uncommon in SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Sandhill Heartleaf, Streamhead Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis sorriei FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis sorriei FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis minor 062-03-005? FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Seepage bogs, pocosins, typically in association with Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Sarracenia rubra, and Sphagnum spp
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Variable-leaf Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis heterophylla FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis heterophylla FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis heterophylla 062-03-006 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Slopes and bluffs in xeric to mesic forests, usually associated with Kalmia latifolia
Common in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large-flower Heartleaf, Wild Ginger
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexastylis shuttleworthii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis shuttleworthii 062-03-007 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Acidic soils in deciduous and deciduous-coniferous forests, often along creeks under Rhododendron maximum
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC, uncommon in GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Harper's Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis harperi FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. harperi FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Bogs, acid hammocks
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Lewis's Heartleaf
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hexastylis lewisii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hexastylis lewisii FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hexastylis lewisii 062-03-008 FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae
Habitat: Upland forests (pine or oak), pocosin ecotones
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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