OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Hexastylis contracta

INCLUDED WITHIN New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)

Asarum contractum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Hexastylis virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)

Hexastylis contracta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-004:

Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Heartleaf


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image of Hexastylis contracta, Mountain Heartleaf

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_04

May    Henderson County    NC

Leaves rounded, with cordate base, all portions of the sides convex, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Hexastylis contracta, Mountain Heartleaf

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_11

May    Henderson County    NC

Calyx tube rhombic-ovate (broadest near middle); lobes 3-8mm wide at base, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).

image of Hexastylis contracta, Mountain Heartleaf

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_h_contracta_18

May    Henderson County    NC

Internal ridged reticulation an open network raised < 1mm or absent, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hexastylis contracta

INCLUDED WITHIN New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum contractum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Hexastylis virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the taxonomy and biogeography of Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) (Gaddy, 1987)
Hexastylis contracta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-004:
Hexastylis contracta   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2949

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: On acidic soils in deciduous forests with Kalmia latifolia and Rhododendron maximum, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems). Leaves alternate, 2-ranked

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pale purplish/ Purplish-brown
Bisexual
3-merous
3-lobed rhombic-ovate calyx tube
Petals absent
12 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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