Pipevine
Aristolochia macrophylla
Maja Dumat from Deutschland (Germany)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Aristolochiaceae
- Genus:
- Aristolochia
- Species:
- Aristolochia macrophylla
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 20-40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug
- Bloom Colors:
- brownish-purple, green, purple
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Canada: Ontario
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Yellows (Colias Fabricius), Common Checkered-skipper (Burnsius communis), Common Checkered-skipper (Burnsius communis), Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus), Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Field Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Gold-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus), Gold-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Marine Blue (Leptotes marina), Marine Blue (Leptotes marina), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles), Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles), Three-tailed Swallowtail (Pterourus pilumnus), Three-tailed Swallowtail (Pterourus pilumnus), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- good drainage preferred
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- native to moist woodland areas