Virginia Snakeroot

Scientific Name:   Aristolochia serpentaria


Woodland perennial growing up to 18 inches tall, the stems often zigzagging. Leaves heart-shaped with a pair of rounded basal lobes. Flowers resemble an old-fashioned tobacco pipe, often blooming below leaf litter. Spreads by rhizomes.

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Virginia Snakeroot


Genus species: Aristolochia serpentaria
Common Name: Virginia Snakeroot
Family Name: Aristolochiaceae  
Herbs or woody vines; leaves alternate, palmately veined; flowers bisexual, axillary and often solitary; fruit a capsule; family exhibits both monocot and dicot characteristics, and recent studies have placed Aristolochiaceae in a group called "paleoherbs," suggesting a close ancestral alliance with the monocots.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Green/Brown Pink/Red Violet/Blue
Months in Bloom  
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