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Aristolochiaceae
Hexastylis

not marked as a favorite taxon Hexastylis arifolia (Michaux) Small. Common name: Little Brown Jug, Arrowleaf Heartleaf, Pigs. Phenology: (Late Feb) Mar-May. Habitat: In a wide variety of dry to mesic forests. Distribution: Se. VA, sw. VA, se. KY, se. TN, and n. AL south to se. GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009), Panhandle FL, s. MS, and se. LA, primarily on the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; recently reported for far sw. TN, in the Mississippi Embayment of the Coastal Plain (Trently 2017).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = G, S; = Asarum arifolium Michx. — F; = Asarum arifolium Michx. var. arifolium — POWO, Gaddy (1986) et al. (1987); = Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. arifolia — C, FNA3, K4, NS, Tn, Va, W, Blomquist (1957), Gaddy (1987a); < Asarum arifolium Michx. — Fl2, WH3; < Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small — RAB; Asarum arifolium Michx. Basionym: Asarum arifolium Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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image #1 of Hexastylis arifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Low-growing, stemless perennial from short, stout rhizomes; found in dry to moist deciduous forests, primarily in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont.

Stems:

Leaves: Leaves on long petioles, triangular to arrowhead-shaped, to 8 in. long and 6 in. wide, often variegated, evergreen-leathery and smooth; exude a spicy smell when torn.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers arise from the underground stem/rhizome on such short stalks and are often hidden beneath leaf litter; they are greenish or purplish outside with dark brownish-purple inside, urn-shaped with 3 short, spreading triangular-pointy lobes, and fleshy-firm.

Fruits: Fruit a round, fleshy capsule.

Comments:

Height: 2-6 in.

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description: Low-growing, stemless perennial from short, stout rhizomes; found in dry to moist deciduous forests, primarily in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont.

stems:

leaves: Leaves on long petioles, triangular to arrowhead-shaped, to 8 in. long and 6 in. wide, often variegated, evergreen-leathery and smooth; exude a spicy smell when torn.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers arise from the underground stem/rhizome on such short stalks and are often hidden beneath leaf litter; they are greenish or purplish outside with dark brownish-purple inside, urn-shaped with 3 short, spreading triangular-pointy lobes, and fleshy-firm.

fruits: Fruit a round, fleshy capsule.

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native range: southeastern United States



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