''Hexastylis shuttleworthii'', commonly known as largeflower heartleaf, is a flowering plant in the pipevine family. This plant is a low growing, rhizomatous perennial that produces jug-shaped flowers in early summer. It is native to the

Southeastern United States The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern por ...

. There are two named varieties: *''Hexastylis shuttleworthii'' var. ''harperi'' - Native to Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Mississippi. Found in bogs and acidic hammocks. *''Hexastylis shuttleworthii'' var. ''shuttleworthii'' - Native to the southern Appalachians. Found in acidic soil along creeks, often in dark woods underneath '' Rhododendron maximum''.

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Aristolochiaceae Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of the Appalachian Mountains Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Piperales-stub