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Aristolochiaceae

Birthwort

Aristolochia clematitis L.

Family
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Aristolochia

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Birthwort: birthwort ( Aristolochia clematitis ), covering the ground, Haßloch (Pfalz) , Germany
Photo: Georg Slickers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (38)
ab
Аҩсҭааҟәыд
Arabic
زراوند ظياني
arz
زراوند ظيانى
Azerbaijani
Ağəsməyəbənzər zəravənd
Belarusian
Кірказон павойнікападобны
Bulgarian
Обикновена вълча ябълка
Catalan
Aristolòquia sarmentosa, Llengua viperina
Chinese
欧洲马兜铃, 歐洲催生草, 欧洲催生草, 铁线莲状马兜铃
Croatian
Žuta vučja stopa
cv
Улмал ути
Czech
Podražec křovištní
Danish
Hjertebladet Slangerod
Dutch
Pijpbloem
English
Birthwort
Esperanto
Kutima aristolokio
Estonian
Elulõngjas tobiväät
Finnish
Herttapiippuruoho, Piippuruoho
French
Aristoloche clématite, Aristoloche, Aristoloche clematite
German
Gewöhnliche Osterluzei, Osterluzei, Pfeifenblume
gv
Cleaysh vuc
hsb
Pryšćencowy kokornak
Hungarian
Közönséges farkasalma
Japanese
ウマノスズクサ属, アリストロキア・クレマティティス
Kazakh
Жиренше
Lithuanian
Paprastoji kartuolė
Macedonian
Волчјо јаболко
Norwegian Bokmål
Legeholurt
Polish
Kokornak powojnikowy, Kokornak powojnikowaty, Kokornak powojowaty
Portuguese
Aristolóquia
Romanian
Mărul lupului, Cucurbețică
Russian
Кирказон ломоносовидный, Кирказон обыкновенный
Serbian
Vučja jabuka, Вучја јабука
Slovak
Vlkovec obyčajný
Slovenian
Navadni podraščec
Spanish
Clematítide, Aristoloquia, Aristoloquia comun, Aristoloquia común, Aristoloquia sarmentosa, Aristoloquia vulgar, Aristolòquia sarmentosa, Clematitide
Swedish
Hålrot
Ukrainian
Хвилівник звичайний
Welsh
Esgorlys

Synonyms

  • Aristolochia clematitis f. undulata Priszter
  • Aristolochia infesta Salisb.
  • Aristolochia quadriflora Gueldenst.
  • Aristolochia tenuis Houtt.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.