Aristolochia macrophylla

pipevine, Dutchman's pipe

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Aristolochiaceae

Region

Mountain

States

Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Vine

Height

20 - 36ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Purple, Yellow

Fruit

Pod; Brown, Green

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

May - June

Fall Color

yellow green

Habitat

rich woods, and banks of streams

Notes

occasionally escapes from cultivation; host for pipevine swallowtail butterfly; endangered in MD, grows best in deep loams

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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