• Family name: Aristolochiaceae

• Host plant for: Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

• General description: Erect herbaceous perennial vine with heart-shaped or grass-like leaves and small, pale inconspicuous flowers near the ground; stems with distinct zigzag growth pattern. Under-used and easy-to- culture plant for shade to part-shade. Numerous plants required to support development of single swallowtail caterpillar.

• Type: Small perennial vine
• Flower: Small, pale and inconspicuous, often flowers below leaf litter
• Bloom time: Summer to fall
• Soil type: Moist to dry, well-drained soils
• Maximum height: 1 foot

• Candidate for home gardens: Excellent, can be easily transplanted
• Availability in nursery: Not commercially available
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: sandhills, hardwood forests

• County: Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, De Soto, Duval, Escambia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Monroe, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton

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