Hexastylis minor (Ashe) Blomquist. Little Heartleaf. Phen: Feb-May. Hab: Upland or moist forests. Dist: Endemic to the Piedmont and adjacent Coastal Plain and Mountains of nc. VA, NC, and nc. SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = K3, K4, Va, W, Gaddy (1987a), Gaddy (2011); = Asarum minus Ashe – Sinn (2015); = Hexastylis minus – Blomquist (1957), grammatical error; < Asarum virginicum L. – F; < Hexastylis minor (Ashe) Blomq. – FNA3, K1, RAB; < Hexastylis virginica (L.) Small – C, G, S
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 3
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