Tiarella cordifolia

Overall the species occurs in cove forests, mesic to dry-mesic slope forests, well-drained alluvial forests, and crevices of shaded rock outcrops. It favors, but is not restricted to, more base-rich soils. It is frequent in the sw. mountains and s. piedmont; infrequent in the n. mountains and n. piedmont; rare in the inner coastal Plain. Based on field experience, var. cordifolia is characteristic of the western (montane), and especially southwestern, part of the state, while var. collina is characteristic east of the mountains.