Asarum virginicum
| Asarum virginicum | |
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| Leaves in early spring in southeastern Virginia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Genus: | Asarum |
| Species: | A. virginicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Asarum virginicum (L.) Small.
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Asarum virginicum, commonly known as Virginia heartleaf, is a prostrate perennial plant in the Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family). It is found in the mideastern United States from Maryland and Virginia in the north, south to North Carolina and Tennessee. The plant is encountered in deciduous and mixed forests. Its flowers emerge in early spring from April through June.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hexastylis virginica". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Asarum virginicum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Whittemore, Alan T.; Gaddy, L.L. (2006). "Hexastylis virginica". Flora of North America. Vol. 3. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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