Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

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Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

A high-climbing woody vine with very large cordate leaves, common in the Mountain region of North Carolina.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/8/06.

Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

They frequently have Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars feeding on them.

Also known as Dutchman's-Pipe.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/7/02.

Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

Ripening fruit pod.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/8/06.

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