Aristolochiaceae
California dutchman's pipe
Aristolochia californica
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Genus
- Aristolochia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California dutchman's pipe
Synonyms
- Isotrema californicum (Torr.) H.Huber
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 441 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Warner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven Chun, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.