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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hexastylis finzelii   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH A new Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) from Northeast Alabama (U.S.A.) with notes on the species “groups” within the genus (Keener, 2020)

Hexastylis finzelii

 

COMMON NAME:
Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger


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image of Hexastylis finzelii, Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger

Alan Cressler    alc_33763074948_c

April    Marshall County    AL

Portions of larger leaves' sides straight or concave; leaves mottled, paler areas between veins, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Hexastylis finzelii, Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger

Alan Cressler    alc_33763076068_c

April    Marshall County    AL

Calyx lobes three, erect, broadly triangular, wider than long, per A new Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) from Northeast Alabama (U.S.A.) with notes on the species “groups” within the genus (Keener, 2020).

image of Hexastylis finzelii, Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger

Alan Cressler    alc_46916348514_c

April    Marshall County    AL

Lower portion of the calyx narrowly cuplike, abruptly expanded into a much broader upper half, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Hexastylis finzelii, Finzel's Heartleaf, Finzel’s Wild Ginger

Alan Cressler    alc_47640498581_c

April    Marshall County    AL

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hexastylis finzelii   FAMILY Aristolochiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH A new Hexastylis (Aristolochiaceae) from Northeast Alabama (U.S.A.) with notes on the species “groups” within the genus (Keener, 2020)
Hexastylis finzelii

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4785

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rocky, submesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Alabama

Rare

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

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Spring
Pale purplish/ Purplish-brown?
3-merous
3-lobed calyx abruptly contracted near the middle, the lower portion narrowly cuplike, abruptly expanded into a much broader upper half
Petals absent
12 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule

 

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