heart-leaf

• Substantif désignant une plante à feuilles en forme de cœur, soit un gingembre sauvage présent de la Virginie-Occidentale à l'Alabama, soit une plante vivace basse à feuilles persistantes, odorantes, panachées de vert, d'argent et de gris, en forme de cœur, présente de la Virginie à la Caroline du Sud.

A noun referring to a plant with heart-shaped leaves, specifically either a wild ginger found from West Virginia to Alabama, or an evergreen low-growing perennial with mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves found from Virginia to South Carolina.

1. Wild ginger (Asarum virginicum)C1formalamericanscientific

   A perennial plant with persistent, heart-shaped, pungent leaves, native to the southeastern United States from West Virginia to Alabama.

   Asaret de Virginie

   • The heart-leaf, also known as wild ginger, thrives in the shaded woodlands of the Appalachian region.
   • Botanists identified the plant as heart-leaf due to its distinctive, pungent foliage.
   • Heart-leaf is often found carpeting the forest floor from West Virginia down to Alabama.

   Synonymeswild ginger

2. Evergreen low-growing perennial (Hexastylis virginica)C1formalamericanscientific

   A low-growing, evergreen perennial with mottled green and silvery-grey, heart-shaped, pungent leaves, found from Virginia to South Carolina.

   Asaret de Virginie

   • The mottled leaves of the heart-leaf make it a popular choice for shade gardens.
   • This heart-leaf variety is native to the coastal plains from Virginia to South Carolina.
   • Gardeners value the heart-leaf for its attractive, pungent foliage that remains green year-round.