Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
This viny, prostrate desert dweller has characteristic narrow arrowhead shaped cordate leaves and
irregular purplish flowers. Aristolochia watsonii prefers desert flatlands and
is only found in the extreme southern portion of the Gila National Forest. Aristolochias are the preferred host for the caterpillar of Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly.
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Aristolochia watsonii, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Cyn., Apr. 12, 2008
Aristolochia watsonii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Barbara Weintraub & Carolyn Dodson, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 2 2010
Aristolochia watsonii, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Barbara Weintraub & Carolyn Dodson, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 2 2010
Aristolochia watsonii, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 19, 2010
Aristolochia watsonii, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 19, 2010
Aristolochia watsonii, closeup of caterpillar of the Pipevine Butterfly, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, May 4, 2010
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