Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Aristolochia erecta
Aristolochia erecta L.
Swanflower
Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family)
USDA Symbol: ARERUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Aristolochia erecta
Swanflower, Black Flower, Pipe Vine, (Birthwort)
Aristolochiaceae
Location: 5596 Hollyhock Rd., on S edge of meadow.
Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Only two plants. In full sun,loamy soil among Buffalo Grass.
Description: Perennial. Stems low to ascending. Leaves linear. Flower tubular, black/dark purple, w/small yellow/cream dots in throat and overhanging strap.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: July 10, 1991
Specimen number: 115
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0125
Accession Date: Dec. 16, 1991
Accession Number: 12
Annotations: SCFXB
(Birthwort)