PLANTS Profile for Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii (Ruth's littlebrownjug)

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Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist
Ruth's littlebrownjug

Symbol:

HEARR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Aristolochiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

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Synonyms:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

	ASARR	Asarum arifolium Michx. var. ruthii (Ashe) Barringer
	ASRU8	Asarum ruthii Ashe
	HERU5	Hexastylis ruthii (Ashe) Small

Distribution:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist


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USA (AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA)

Related Taxa:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

View 3 genera in Aristolochiaceae, 11 species in Hexastylis, 3 varieties in Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small

Classification:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Aristolochiales
Family	Aristolochiaceae – Birthwort family
Genus	Hexastylis Raf. – heartleaf
Species	Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small – littlebrownjug
Variety	Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist – Ruth's littlebrownjug

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Hexastylis arifolia
heartleaf wild ginger		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528439.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 05:25 PM CDT