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Perennial from rhizome, woody vine, shrub, aromatic
Stem branched, sometimes nearly all underground
Leaves simple, basal, cauline, or arising singly from rhizome, alternate; blade generally cordate, entire
Inflorescence: flower generally solitary, axillary or terminal
Flower bisexual, radial or bilateral; sepals 3, free or fused; petals generally 0; stamens generally 6 or 12, free or fused to style; pistil generally 1, ovary generally inferior or partly so, chambers generally 6
Fruit: generally capsule
Seeds many
Genera in family: 10 genera, 600 species: mainly tropical, warm temp; some cultivated (Aristolochia , Asarum )
Reference: [Gregory 1956 Amer J Bot 43:110–122]
Perennial from horizontal rhizome at soil surface or deep, ± vertical rhizome, spreading or clumped, gingery-aromatic
Leaves basal or arising singly from rhizome, generally evergreen; blade cordate to reniform
Inflorescence: flower terminal, at ground level
Flower radial, generally dark colored; sepals 3, persistent, adherent into a tube or fused; stamens 12, free from style
Fruit: fleshy capsule
Seed with fleshy appendage, dispersed by ants
Species in genus: 90 species: n temp
Etymology: (Greek: derivation unknown)
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Leaf: blade generally marbled (rarely uniformly green), margin hairs ± perpendicular-spreading
Inflorescence: peduncle ± erect
Flower: calyx tube inner surface dark red with scattered dark hairs, lobes ± erect in flower, olive-brown; anther tip > pollen sac, dark
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Moist forests, exposed rocky slopes
Elevation: 200–1800 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges (n Del Norte, Siskiyou cos.)
Distribution outside California: sw OregonHorticultural information: TRY