| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum virginicum L. |
| Synonyms | Asarum maculosum Stokes |
| Asarum memingeri Ashe | |
| Asarum vriginianum Crantz | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of rootstock, cordate, subcordate or reniform, calyx tube cylindrical to narrowly cylindric-urceolate, lobes straight or subpatent, 2-4mm |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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. (West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Kentucky , Maryland , North 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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