Biology:Hexastylis virginica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hexastylis virginica | |
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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: | Hexastylis |
| Species: | H. virginica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexastylis virginica (L.) Small.
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Hexastylis virginica, 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hexastylis virginica". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hexastylis+virginica+.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q5748934 entry
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