Taxon

Aristolochia tomentosa

 
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Aristolochia tomentosa - woolly pipevine
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: woolly pipevine
Family: Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family)
Synonym: Isotrema tomentosum
Distribution: e.-c. and s.e. United States
Habitat: Alluvial soils along rivers and streams; to 500 m
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Vine/Liana
Comments: A deciduous, twining, climbing vine that may reach 30-40'. With suitable support this fast-growing vine is capable of covering an arbor, trellis or pergola in a single season. Flowers are 1-2" long and greenish yellow with a purple mouth. The common name is descriptive of this unusual flower.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: CON: CL10 (CL10) • Accession: D1998-1095.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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