Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
Genus species | Asarum shuttleworthii Britten & Baker f. |
Synonyms | Asarum grandiflorum (Michx. ex Duch.) Small |
Hexastylis shuttleworthii (Britten & Baker f.) Small | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | leaves 5-10cm, narrowly cordate, glabrous, often variegate, corolla 3-5cm long, with three, short, slightly patent, broad, triangular petals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | carpet |
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
Northeastern U.S.A. (New York ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Georgia , 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
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