Asarum virginicum

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]

Asarum virginicum
Leaves in early spring in southeastern Virginia
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Aristolochiaceae
Genus:	Asarum
Species:	A. virginicum
Binomial name
Asarum virginicum (L.) Small.
Synonyms[2]
Heterotropa virginica (L.) A.Gray (1841) Hexastylis virginica (L.) Small (1901) Asarum grandiflorum Klotzsch (1859) Asarum macanthum Small (1894) Asarum maculosum Stokes (1812) Asarum memmingeri Ashe (1897) Asarum virginianum Crantz (1766) Hexastylis memmingeri Small (1901)