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Aristolochia tricaudata

Aristolochia tricaudata
Photo: svajcr, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aristolochia tricaudata is a perennial climbing vine from southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas) in the birthwort family. It is rarely grown outside its native wet tropical range, so general care guidance is limited.

Family
Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochi family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Aristolochia species contain aristolochic acids, which are toxic and can damage the kidneys if eaten; the whole plant should be treated as harmful.
Native range
Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas)
Climate
wet tropical

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Aristolochia tricaudata is a species of perennial plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is found in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico.

Other Isotrema plants

Aristolochia arborea · California dutchman's pipe · Aristolochia cucurbitifolia · Aristolochia cucurbitoides · Aristolochia fangchi · Aristolochia forrestiana · Aristolochia hainanensis · Aristolochia hyperxantha · Aristolochia obliqua · Aristolochia quangbinhensis · Aristolochia scytophylla · Aristolochia stevensii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristolochia tricaudata 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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