Plants Profile for Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot)

General Information
Symbol:	ARSE3
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Aristolochiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. August 13, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. July 24, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. May 4, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. August 10, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. September 28, 2011. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. May 11, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Doug Goldman. Provided by USDA NRCS National Plants Data Team (NPDT). United States, NC, Guilford Co., Greensboro. May 28, 2012. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 645. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
ARCO20	Aristolochia convolvulacea Small
ARHA4	Aristolochia hastata Nutt.
ARNA2	Aristolochia nashii Kearney
ARSEH	Aristolochia serpentaria L. var. hastata (Nutt.) Duch.
ARSEN	Aristolochia serpentaria L. var. nashii (Kearney) H.E. Ahles
ENSE4	Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf.	Virginia-Snakeroot
ENSEH	Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf. var. hastata (Nutt.) C.F. Reed

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Aristolochiales
Family	Aristolochiaceae – Birthwort family
Genus	Aristolochia L. – dutchman's pipe
Species	Aristolochia serpentaria L. – Virginia snakeroot

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut Virginia snakeroot Threatened
Illinois Aristolochia serpentaria var. hastata narrow-leaved snakeroot Threatened
Iowa Virginia snakeroot Threatened
Michigan Virginia snakeroot Threatened
New York Virginia snakeroot Endangered

Wetland Status

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Synonyms

ENSE4 Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf.

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	UPL
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	UPL
Northcentral & Northeast	UPL