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Asarum shuttleworthii Britten & Baker f.  
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FamilyARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus speciesAsarum shuttleworthii Britten & Baker f. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 36: 98 (1898)
Native RangeNew York, se. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-700m
Descriptionleaves 5-10cm, narrowly cordate, glabrous, often variegate, corolla 3-5cm long, with three, short, slightly patent, broad, triangular petals
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early spring and early summer
SynonymsAsarum grandiflorum (Michx. ex Duch.) Small
Asarum macranthum Small
Asarum virginicum var. grandiflorum Michx. ex Duch.
Hexastylis shuttleworthii (Britten & Baker f.) Small
Territory7 Northern America
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (NWY New York)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
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