Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ARISTOLOCHIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 960. 1753.
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TYPE: Aristolochia rotunda Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 645. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristolochia elegans | ELEGANT DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE; CALICO FLOWER | Not Native Y | |
| Aristolochia fimbriata | WHITE VEINED HARDY DUTCHMAN'S PIPE; WHITE VEINED PIPEVINE | Not Native | |
| Aristolochia labiata | MOTTLED DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE | Not Native | |
| Aristolochia maxima | DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE | Not Native | |
| Aristolochia pentandra | MARSH'S DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE | Native Endangered-State | |
| Aristolochia ringens | GAPING DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE | Not Native | |
| Aristolochia serpentaria | VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT | Native FACU (NWPL) | |
| Aristolochia tomentosa | WOOLLY DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE; PIPEVINE | Native Endangered-State FAC (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Erect to decumbent herb; inflorescence at the plant base, below the leaves
1. Prostrate to climbing vine; inflorescence not at the plant base
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2. Leaf blade oblong to spatulate; inflorescence of several flowers
2. Leaf blade cordate-ovate to cordate-reniform; flowers solitary
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3. Stem tomentose; leaf blade underside tomentose with prominent primary veins and conspicuous fine reticulate venation
3. Stem glabrous to puberulent; leaf blade underside glabrous to puberulent with flat to scarcely prominent primary veins and obscure to conspicuous coarse reticulate venation
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4. Pseudostipules absent; leaf blades usually broadly lobed at the base, the inner pair of primary basal veins straight or nearly so (with side branches); calyx tube dilated at base (the calyx is the prominent floral tissue; the corolla is absent); calyx limb expanded on only 1 side; stamens 5
4. Pseudostipules present or absent; leaf blades unlobed or scarcely lobed at the base, the inner pair of primary basal veins mostly sinuous, bent, or bifurcating; calyx tube dilated near the middle (the calyx is the prominent floral tissue; the corolla is absent); calyx limb expanded on all sides; stamens 6
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5. Fresh leaf blade upperside with white veins, surfaces bordering the veins sometimes also white; calyx with prominent fimbriate projections on the margin
5. Fresh leaf blade upperside with green or whitish veins; calyx without fimbria
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6. Leaf blades generally triangular in the distal half, the basal sinus at a broad to nearly right angle to the midrib; calyx limb 1-lobed
6. Leaf blades generally rounded, the basal sinus at a narrow angle to nearly parallel with the midrib; calyx limb 2-lobed
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7. Upper calyx lobe suborbicular, narrowly clawed, pendent, deflected, ruffled
7. Upper calyx lobe ovate-spatulate, broadly clawed, erect, not deflected, not ruffled