FNPS Plant Database
Aristolochia tomentosa
woolly dutchman's-pipe; woolly pipevine
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
woolly dutchman's-pipe; woolly pipevine
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Aristolochia tomentosa
Family:
Aristolochiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
climbing 30 ft high by 5-15 ft wide
Life Span:
Flower Color:
yellow, purple, green
Fruit Color:
grayish-brown
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
division, cuttings, seeds
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Loam, Sand
Soil pH:
circumneutral
Suitable to Grow In:
8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host for the pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) and polydamas/gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamus) butterflies. Pollinated by flies.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
Huegel, Craig N. 2012. Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. 1999. Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Patton, Sean & Southworth, Kendall. 2025. Florida's Aquatic Butterfly Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful Backyard Habitat for Attracting 70+ Species with 100+ Native Plants. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach.
Tras, Pamela. 2001. Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
