Aspidistra elatior

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:RUSCACEAE
Species:Aspidistra elatior Blume
Common Name:Cast Iron Plant
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Native of China.
Taxonomic Notes:Although this species is one of the oldest, well-known ornamental plants grown in Alabama, it was first collected outside of cultivation by Howard Horne in 2011.
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRUSCACEAE - Ruscus family
Genus Aspidistra
Species Aspidistra elatior Blume - Cast Iron Plant

Citation

Citation Aspidistra elatior Blume, Tijdschr. Nat. Geschied. 1: 76, pl. 4. 1834.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Geneva, Mobile, Montgomery

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AMAL00019491 Mobile 01 Oct 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1692		 AMAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
TROY000052122 Montgomery 13 Dec 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29535		 TROY
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0039228 Barbour 16 Dec 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28649		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
TROY000043773 Geneva 10 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27121		 TROY
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0011618 Mobile 01 Oct 2011 Horne, Howard E.
1692		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0054332 Baldwin 06 Jul 2022 Keener, Brian R.
12515		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
TROY000036231 Butler 19 Dec 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23601		 TROY
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0036273 Mobile 02 Mar 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3689		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0013560 Butler 19 Dec 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23601		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
UWAL0032972 Geneva 10 Dec 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
27121		 UWAL
Aspidistra elatior Blume
ALNHS00003555 Geneva 16 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2050		 ALNHS
Aspidistra elatior Blume
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