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Aristolochia nana

Aristolochia nana is a tiny, prostrate (ground-hugging) species from dry parts of Mexico and the smallest species in its genus. It is rarely grown outside botanical collections, and it needs dry, sunny, well-drained conditions.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Fast-draining, gritty mineral mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are nephrotoxic and carcinogenic if ingested; this is a general property of the genus.
Native range
Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

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Aristolochia nana is a prostrate plant native to the states of San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo in Mexico in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is the smallest species in the genus. Some plants found around San Luis Potosi have flowers only 0.5 cm long by 1.5 mm wide.

Other Aristolochia plants

Indian birthwort · Aristolochia amara · Aristolochia argentina · Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Plant · Andalusian Dutchman's Pipe · Aristolochia boosii · Aristolochia bracteolata · Aristolochia cauliflora · Aristolochia ceropegioides · Aristolochia chalmersii · Aristolochia chilensis · Birthwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia nana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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