Herndon, VA
Herndon, VA
(pipe-shaped flower under leaves)
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Family: Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
June - July
Virginia Snakeroot's obsure flowers are pipe-shaped. Its leaves are cordate, with 3 primary veins at their base then becoming pinnate above. Its leaf petioles are 5–35 mm long.
Virginia Snakeroot is often classified under the genus Aristolochia as A. serpentaria.
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23 May 2015
Herndon, VA
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23 May 2015
Herndon, VA (pipe-shaped flower under leaves)
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