Hexastylis lewisii (Fernald) Blomquist & Oosting. Lewis's Heartleaf. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Upland forests (pine or oak), pocosin ecotones. Dist: Endemic to the Piedmont of VA and the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA3, K1, K3, K4, RAB, Va, Blomquist (1957), Gaddy (1987a); = Asarum lewisii Fernald – F, G, Sinn (2015); > Hexastylis pilosiflora Blomq.; < Hexastylis shuttleworthii (Britten & Baker f.) Small – C
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 2
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