Endodeca serpentaria

Endodeca serpentaria
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order:	Aristolochiales
Family:	Aristolochiaceae
Genus:	Aristolochia
Species:	A. serpentaria
Binomial name
Aristolochia serpentaria L.
Natural range of Aristolochia serpentaria from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Turpentine-root, Virginia snakeroot, Serpent birthwort

Synonyms: Endodeca serpentaria (L.); Aristolochia hasata Nutt.

Description

A description of Aristolochia serpentaria is provided in The Flora of North America. The variation of this species needs to be further studied (Weakley 2015).

Distribution

It is found as north as Connecticut, west to Illinois, and south to central peninsular Florida, then west to Texas (Weakley 2015).

Ecology

Habitat

This species grows in mesic woodlands, rich mixed woodlands along creeks, wooded floodplains, and hardwood slopes (FSU Herbarium). It is found in floodplains or slopes in soils varying from dry to wet sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). This species has also been spotted in disturbed areas such as fire breaks (FSU Herbarium). It thrives in shaded environments as well (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It flowers from May to July (Weakley 2015).

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, R. R. Clinebell II, R. K. Godfrey, and M. Jenkins. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Lafayette, and Leon. Georgia: Thomas.

Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 127.