Hexastylis heterophylla (Ashe) Small
Detail
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Hexastylis heterophylla (Ashe) Small
- Common Name
- Variable-leaf Heartleaf
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Hexastylis heterophylla (Ashe) Small
- Comments
- Large-flowered plants of this species have sometimes been labeled H. shuttleworthii in herbaria, which has been attributed to Virginia in the literature (Castanea 52:186-196 (1987)). Despite the large size of the flowers, they are still, on average, about a centimeter shorter than suttleworthii and lack the signature broadly urceolate perianth which lacks a swelling at the "belly". These features are far less evident in pressed material but are unmistakable in the field.
See also Hexastylis chueyi and associated Comment. - Habitat
- Mesic to dry upland forests; occurs in both extremely acidic and strongly calcareous soils. Infrequent in the mountains (absent from far. nw. Virginia) and c. and s. Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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