Virginia Snakeroot
Aristolochia serpentaria L. - Birthwort familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Virginia Snakeroot: Battus philenor, Battus philenor philenor, Battus polydamas lucayus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.