Aristolochia elegans
Common names
Birthwort, Dutchmans pipe
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Habitat
Known only from the Symonds Street campus grounds of the University of Auckland where it is sparingly naturalised along the base of the old barrack walls and in similar places between internal road asphalt and building bases. Persistent and difficult to eradicate.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
2006
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Cold sensitive
Life cycle and dispersal
Large, rampant perennial vine. Reproduces by seed - self pollinating. Wind dispersed.
Other information
Etymology
elegans: Elegant