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Asarum arifolium Michx.  
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FamilyARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus speciesAsarum arifolium Michx. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 279 (1803)
Native Rangese. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-800m
Descriptionleaves 10-15cm, ovate-sagittate, adaxially often variegate, calyx 25-35mm long, with short erect sepals
Size5-10cm
Colorgreenish purple
Bloomspring
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 and late summer
SynonymsHeterotropa arifolia (Michx.) A.Gray
Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small
Territory7 Northern America
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
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