| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum ruthii Ashe |
| Bibliography | J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 14: 35 (1897) |
| Native Range | se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves 10-15cm, ovate-sagittate to hastate, adaxially often variegate, calyx 25-40mm long, lobes short, erect |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | green-purple |
| 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 and late summer |
| Synonyms | Asarum arifolium var. ruthii (Ashe) Barringer Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii (Ashe) H.L.Blomq. Hexastylis ruthii Small |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |