OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii

SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)

Asarum arifolium var. ruthii

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

Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-001?:

Hexastylis arifolia   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Asarum ruthii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hexastylis ruthii

 

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Little Brown Jug


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image of Hexastylis ruthii, Appalachian Little Brown Jug

JK Marlow    jkm060429_139

April    Clay County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District

Calyx lobes erect, 2-4mm long, 2-4mm wide at base, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii

SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in North American Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) (Barringer, 1993)
Asarum arifolium var. ruthii

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

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-03-001?:
Hexastylis arifolia   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Asarum ruthii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hexastylis ruthii

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2066

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Upland acidic forests, ultramafic outcrop barrens, calcareous forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon (rare in Piedmont) (rare in SC)

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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
3-merous
3-lobed calyx gradually contracted to a smooth waist just below the calyx lobes
Petals absent
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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