''Aristolochia serpentaria'' is a species of perennial flowering plant in the

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(birthwort) family. The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from

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to southern

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and south to

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and

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.''Aristolochia serpentaria''
USDA Plants Profile (2011-11-28)''Aristolochia serpentaria''
Michigan Natural Features Inventory (2011-11-28)

Description and Ecology

They have pipe-shaped flowers and heart-shaped leaves. It is a larval host to the pipevine swallowtail and the polydamas swallowtail.

Protection

Virginia snakeroot is considered an endangered species in New York, where no reports of the species were made for the century between 1895 and 1994, when it was rediscovered in the

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. Since then, other scattered populations have been observed in the state.Virginia Snakeroot
New York Natural Heritage Program (2011-11-28) The plant is also rare in Connecticut, where it is on that state's list of species of special concern.
Connecticut Botanical Society - Wildflowers (2011-11-28)"Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer and updated from the one used by plants.usda.gov) In Michigan, its status is "Threatened."

References

serpentaria Flora of the Eastern United States Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Piperales-stub