| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum contractum (H.L.Blomq.) Barringer |
| Bibliography | Novon 3: 226 (1993) |
| Native Range | s. Kentucky to w. North Carolina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-1000m |
| Description | leaves rarely variegate, orbiculate-cordate, flowers rhombic-ovoid, over middle conspicuously tapered, 15-30mm, lobes erect to patent, 4-5mm, adaxially strigose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Asarum rhombiformis (Gaddy) Sinn Hexastylis contracta H.L.Blomq. Hexastylis rhombiformis Gaddy |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (KTY Kentucky, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee) |