Endodeca serpentaria (Linnaeus) Rafinesque. Turpentine-root, Virginia Snakeroot, Serpent Birthwort. Phen: May-Jun; Jun-Jul. Hab: Dry to mesic forests, perhaps more restricted to mesic situations over acidic substrate, ranging into drier situations over calcareous or mafic substrates. Dist: CT and NY west to IL, MI, and MO, south to c. peninsular FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = Mi, NE, NY, Tn, Va; = Aristolochia serpentaria L. – Ar, C, Fl2, FNA3, G, GrPl, K3, Mo2, NcTx, Ok, Pa, RAB, W, WH3; = Isotrema serpentarium (L.) X.X.Zhu, S.Liao, & J.S.Ma – K4, Zhu et al (2019), orthographic error; > Aristolochia convolvulacea Small – S; > Aristolochia hastata Nutt. – S; > Aristolochia nashii Kearney; > Aristolochia serpentaria L. – S; > Aristolochia serpentaria L. var. hastata (Nutt.) Duch. – F, Tx; > Aristolochia serpentaria L. var. nashii (Kearney) Ahles; > Aristolochia serpentaria L. var. serpentaria – F, Tx; > Endodeca hastata (Nutt.) Raf. – Il; > Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf. – Il; > Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf. var. hastata (Raf.) C.F.Reed
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