Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hexastylis contracta
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Hexastylis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hexastylis contracta
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
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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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.
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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).
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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 north of Mexico, vol. 3
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
2949
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: On acidic soils in mesic to dry deciduous forests with Kalmia latifolia and Rhododendron maximum, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 rhombic-ovate calyx tube
Petals absent
12 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p028
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p048
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