Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii

EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Rhizomes: internodes short, leaves crowded at rhizome apex. Leaf blade cordate, 6-10 × 5-9 cm. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Acidic soils, often along creeks beneath Rhododendron maximum, deciduous or mixed deciduous-conifer forests
Elevation: 400-1300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.

Discussion

H. L. Blomquist (1957) reported Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii from Morgantown in northern West Virginia; we have not seen this specimen.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Alan T. Whittemore +  and L.L. Gaddy +
(Britten & Baker f.) Small +
Asarum shuttleworthii +
Ala. +, Ga. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +  and Va. +
400-1300 m +
Acidic soils, often along creeks beneath Rhododendron maximum, deciduous or mixed deciduous-conifer forests +
Flowering spring–early summer (May–Jul). +
Fl. S.E. U.S., +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii +
Hexastylis shuttleworthii +
variety +