Party-colored birthwort

Aristolochia paecilantha

''Aristolochia delavayi'', known as the party-colored birthwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae.
Aristolochia paecilantha  Aristolochia paecilantha,Geotagged,Party-colored birthwort,Spring

Appearance

Perennial. Stems striate, prostrate or ascending. Leaves petiolate,
broadly cordate at base; limb triangular. Flowers reaching up to 10 cm long;
peduncle bending towards the two-thirds. Ovary striate. pubescent. Tube
recuvred. Strip very dilate, with two cordate and very developed auricles. Outer
part greenish or reddish, puberulent. Inner part glabrous; background bright
yellow overcharged with blackish purple spots.
Aristolochia paecilantha  Aristolochia paecilantha,Geotagged,Party-colored birthwort,Spring

Distribution

N Israel to S Turkey
Aristolochia paecilantha N Golan Heights, Masade Forest Aristolochia paecilantha,Geotagged,Party-colored birthwort,Spring

Habitat

More or less rocky places, rather shady.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderPiperales
FamilyAristolochiaceae
GenusAristolochia
SpeciesA. paecilantha
Photographed in
Israel