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pipevines and birthworts

Aristolochia

Pipevines and birthworts are unique plants known for their interesting shapes and colors. They often grow in shady areas and can attract butterflies with their beautiful flowers.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The pipevines and birthworts has unique, often curved, pipe-shaped flowers that range in color from purples and browns to yellows, sometimes with intricate patterns. Its large, heart-shaped leaves grow along woody or herbaceous climbing vines, giving it a lush appearance.

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pipevines and birthworts

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people used these plants for medicine, but it's dangerous!

Its name "Aristolochia" means "best birth," from old medicinal uses.

Some flowers smell like stinky rotten meat to attract tiny flies!

The flowers have a one-way tunnel, trapping bugs inside temporarily!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Insect Trap Flower

Pipevines and birthworts can temporarily trap small insects inside its unusual flowers, ensuring pollination before releasing them.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Shield

This plant has special chemicals that make its leaves taste bad or even toxic, helping it defend against most hungry plant-eaters.

Fähigkeit

Butterfly Nursery

It is the only food source for the caterpillars of the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, making it a crucial nursery.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-500 cm
Ausbreitung
50-300 cm
Blütengröße
2-15 cm
Blütezeit
Spring-summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

its caterpillars feed on the leaves

depends on

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

it's the only food for its young

pollinates

Scuttle Fly

Megaselia scalaris

lured by the flower's tricky design

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Birthwort

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Do not touch or eat any part of the plant without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von pipevines and birthworts?

100-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von pipevines and birthworts?

50-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von pipevines and birthworts?

2-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von pipevines and birthworts?

Spring-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von pipevines and birthworts?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von pipevines and birthworts?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von pipevines and birthworts?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von pipevines and birthworts?

Insekten

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