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Accession Data:

Asarum arifolium Michx.

  • subg. Heterotropa sect. Hexastylis

  • Common Name: Little Brown Jug
  • Family: Aristolochiaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small

  • Country of Origin: southeastern USA
  • Habitat: Upland deciduous and mixed deciduous-conifer forests

  • USDA Zone: 6-9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900388
  • Source: M. Opel
  • Provenance:
    MRO s.n., Tryon, NC, USA. Shady ravine near FENCE, Hunting Country Rd.
    
  • Accession Date: 10-21-2019
  • Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-06-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Piperales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Aristolochiaceae
  • SubFamily: Asaroideae
  • Tribe: Sarumeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Alabama / Florida / Georgia / Louisiana / Mississippi / North Carolina / South Carolina / Tennessee / Virginia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 22 October, 2019.
  2. Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Tuesday, 22 October, 2019.
  3. Flora of North America as Hexastylis arifolia. Last accessed on Tuesday, 22 October, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 06 May 2025 15:45:19 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Aristolochiaceae

Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae

  • Aristolochia arborea
  • Aristolochia californica
  • Aristolochia chilensis
  • Aristolochia fimbriata
  • Aristolochia gigantea
  • Aristolochia littoralis
  • Aristolochia ringens

Subfamily Asaroideae
Tribe Sarumeae

  • Asarum arifolium W/C
  • Asarum virginicum
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
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= accession added within past 90 days
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