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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Venation: Palmate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Apex: Acuminate
Leaf Base: Cordate
Size Notes: Climber
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 6-12 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: FL , TX
Native Habitat: Stream banks
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Sandy, Clay Loam, Clay

Benefit

Use Ornamental: Attractive
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Polydamus swallowtail butterfly.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 291 - Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Aristolochia pentandra in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Aristolochia pentandra in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Aristolochia pentandra