Aristolochiaceae
Pelicanflower
Aristolochia grandiflora
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Genus
- Aristolochia
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Common names
By language (10)
- arz
- ارستولوشيا جرانديفلورا
- Chinese
- 巨花馬兜鈴, 巨花马兜铃, 大花马兜铃
- Czech
- Podražec velekvětý
- Dutch
- Grootbloemige pijpbloem
- English
- Pelicanflower
- German
- Großblütige Osterluzei
- Japanese
- ペリカンバナ
- Portuguese
- Mata-porcos
- Russian
- Кирказон крупноцветковый
- Tamil
- சிறைபிடிக்கும் மலர்கள்
Synonyms
- Aristolochia foetens Lindl.
- Aristolochia gigantea Hook.
- Aristolochia gigas Lindl.
- Aristolochia gigas var. sturtevantii S.Watson
- Aristolochia gorgona M.A.Blanco
- Aristolochia grandiflora var. hookeri Duch.
- Aristolochia pichinchensis Pfeifer
- Aristolochia sturtevantii (S.Watson) Mottet
- Howardia foetens Klotzsch
- Howardia grandiflora (Sw.) Klotzsch
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 218 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Susan Aide, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cary Bass, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: robert müntz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cary Bass, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tonyo mizerio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Reiner Jakubowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cary Bass, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Olivier Chiodi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.