Asarum arifolium Michx.


Family	ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus species	Asarum arifolium Michx.
Synonyms	Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small
Habitat	thickets and woods
Altitude	0-800m
Description	leaves 10-15cm, ovate-sagittate, adaxially often variegate, calyx 25-35mm long, with short erect sepals
Size	5-10cm
Color	greenish purple
Bloom	spring
Ca	-
Type	tuft
Cultivation	cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagation	seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and early summer
Territory	Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ARISTOLOCHIACEAE Asarum arifolium Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 279 (1803) Synonyms: Heterotropa arifolia (Michx.) A.Gray Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small 0-800m ============================================================================= arifolium typicum ined. se. USA 78 ALA FLA GEO LOU MSI NCA SCA TEN VRG arifolium callifolium (Small) Barringer, Novon 3(3): 226 (1993) Basionym: Asarum callifolium Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24(7): 334 (1897) Synonyms: Hexastylis arifolia callifolia (Small) H.L.Blomq. Hexastylis callifolia (Small) Small se. USA 78 ALA FLA LOU MSI arifolium ruthii (Ashe) Barringer, ibid. Basionym: Asarum ruthii Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 14: 35 (1897) Synonyms Hexastylis arifolia ruthii (Ashe) H.L.Blomq. Hexastylis ruthii (Ashe) Small se. USA 78 ALA GEO KTY NCA TEN VRG