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Harper's Heartleaf (Hexastylis speciosa)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Aristolochiaceae
  • State: AL
  • Nature Serve ID: 132681
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 04/16/2024
Description:

Where is Harper's Heartleaf (Hexastylis speciosa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Harper's Heartleaf can be found in Alabama

Which CPC Partners conserve Harper's Heartleaf (Hexastylis speciosa)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 04/16/2024
  • Living Collection

As of March 2024, Mt. Cuba Center holds Hexastylis speciosa in living collection.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Hexastylis speciosa
Authority Harper
Family Aristolochiaceae
CPC Number 2249
ITIS 18366
USDA HESP4
Duration Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names Hexastylis speciosa
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Alabama S2
Ecological Relationships

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