Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Piperales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Endodeca serpentaria
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Endodeca from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristolochia serpentaria
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Isotrema serpentarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Aristolochia serpentaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-01-002:
Aristolochia serpentaria FAMILY Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia convolvulacea
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia hastata
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia serpentaria
COMMON NAME:
Turpentine-root, Virginia Snakeroot, Serpent Birthwort
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
JK Marlow jkm070506_067
May Gaston County NC
Redlair Farms
Flowers similar to A. macrophylla but less than 1" long & with unequal lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm070506_073
May Gaston County NC
Redlair Farms
Small pipe-shaped flowers on stalks from the lowest leaf nodes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm210516_0465
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
An erect herb up to 2' tall. Leaves elongate with heart-shaped bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_serpentaria_4b
May
Peduncle to 1.5 cm, bracteolate; bracteoles lanceolate, to 3 mm, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Endodeca serpentaria
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristolochia serpentaria
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Isotrema serpentarium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Aristolochia serpentaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 062-01-002:
Aristolochia serpentaria
FAMILY
Aristolochiaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia convolvulacea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia hastata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristolochia serpentaria
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".