ARISTOLOCHIACEAE - - Birthwort Family

Hexastylis arifolia (Michaux) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist — Appalachian Little Brown Jug

Habitat:

Upland forests, ultramafic outcrop barrens, calcareous forests. A Southern Appalachian endemic. Perhaps warranting species status.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].