Biology:Asarum virginicum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Asarum virginicum | |
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| Leaves in early spring in southeastern Virginia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Asarum |
| Species: | A. virginicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Asarum virginicum (L.) Small.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Asarum virginicum, commonly known as Virginia heartleaf, is a prostrate perennial plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family). It is found in the mideastern United States from Maryland and Virginia in the north, south to North Carolina and Tennessee. The plant is encountered in deciduous and mixed forests. Its flowers emerge in early spring from April through June.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hexastylis virginica". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hexastylis+virginica+.
- ↑ "Asarum virginicum L.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:A272723-2.
- ↑ Whittemore, Alan T.; Gaddy, L.L. (2006). "Hexastylis virginica". Flora of North America. 3. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500675.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15593811 entry
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