Biology:Hexastylis arifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hexastylis arifolia | |
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| The appearance of the flowers of Hexastylis arifolia, growing near the ground at the base of the plant, give it the common name "little brown jug". | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Hexastylis |
| Species: | H. arifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexastylis arifolia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asarum arifolium Michx. 1803 | |
Hexastylis arifolia, or the little brown jug, is a perennial wildflower in the family Aristolochiaceae found in the southeastern United States , from Louisiana to Virginia, inland as far as Kentucky.[2] It is considered a threatened species in Florida.
Description
Hexastylis arifolia is an evergreen, perennial herb with no above-ground stems, spreading by means of underground rhizomes.
Leaves are hairless, of two sorts. Small, scale-like leaves adhere to the underground rhizomes, while larger green, heart-shaped leaves emerge above ground. Flowers are formed one at a time, on the ends of the rhizomes.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Whittemore, Alan T.; Gaddy, L. L. (1993). "Flora of North America". in Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 2. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500662.
- ↑ Horn, Dennis; Cathcart, Tavia; Hemmerly, Thomas E.; Duhl, David (2005). Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5.
- ↑ Small, John Kunkel (1907). "Aristolochiaceae". in Britton, Nathaniel Lord. Manual of the flora of the northern states and Canada (3rd ed.). New York: Henry Holt & Company. p. 348. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40836375#page/372/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q5748932 entry
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