North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

Aristolochiaceae > Hexastylis (heartleaf)

Statewide and common in North Carolina in various forested habitats.

Flowers resemble little brown jugs and are usually hidden under leaf litter. Note that the flowers do not open widely in this species.

Here's a cutaway of the calyx tube showing the stamens inside.

Note pale areas between the veins, not along the veins.

Leaf shape is variable

Endemic to and rare in the Virginia & North Carolina piedmont and the NC coastal plain. Lewis's Heartleaf grows in forests and pocosins.

Recently described species found in the NC sandhills region.

Common in forested habitats, especially near streams, in much of the North Carolina piedmont.

A rare endemic to s. NC and n. SC piedmonts.

Flowers are smaller than most Hexastylis.