Aristolochia californica Calflora

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Aristolochia californica Torr.

California pipe vine, California pipevine, Dutchman's pipe, Dutchmans pipe

Aristolochia californica is a vine or shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Aristolochia
Family:	Aristolochiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: magnoliid

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Isotrema californica
JEF	Isotrema californicum

Information about Aristolochia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARCA10) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Learn more about Aristolochia californica: Aristolochia californica Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).