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Hexastylis shuttleworthii

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Family: Aristolochiaceae · Genus: Hexastylis

Hexastylis shuttleworthii

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 643. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. · public_domain

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Asarum shuttleworthii, commonly known as Shuttleworth's ginger or the largeflower heartleaf, is a perennial wildflower in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, primarily found in the Appalachian foothills of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. It is notable for its large, urceolate (urn-shaped) flowers, which emerge under the leaves directly from the rhizome.

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