OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 22 taxa in the family Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Dutchman's Pipe, Pipevine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Isotrema macrophyllum   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aristolochia macrophylla   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aristolochia macrophylla 062-01-001   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests and other mesic mountain forests

Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare in SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Turpentine-root, Virginia Snakeroot, Serpent Birthwort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Endodeca serpentaria   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aristolochia serpentaria   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aristolochia serpentaria 062-01-002   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, perhaps more restricted to mesic situations over acidic substrate, ranging into drier situations over calcareous or mafic substrates

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Woolly Dutchman's Pipe, Woolly Pipevine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Isotrema tomentosum   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aristolochia tomentosa   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aristolochia tomentosa 062-01-003?   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, stream and river banks, disturbed areas

Uncommon in NC Mountains (where is possibly introduced) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to South Carolina & Georgia (possibly introduced in NC)

 


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Common Name: Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico-flower

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Aristolochia elegans   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aristolochia elegans   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Non-native: Brazil

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Common Wild Ginger, Canada Wild Ginger

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asarum canadense   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Asarum canadense   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asarum canadense 062-02-001   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Rich deciduous forests in circumneutral soils

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in NC Piedmont

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Acuminate Wild Ginger

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asarum acuminatum   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Asarum canadense   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asarum canadense 062-02-001?   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Rich deciduous forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon Common Name: Reflexed Wild Ginger

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asarum reflexum   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Asarum canadense   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asarum canadense 062-02-001?   FAMILY: Aristolochiaceae

 

Habitat: Rich deciduous forests in circumneutral soils

Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC & in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon 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

 


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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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon speaker icon 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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camera icon 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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camera icon 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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