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Birthwort
Aristolochia clematitis
Aristolochia clematitis, the (European) birthwort, is a twining herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family, which is native to Europe. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in form. The plant seeks light by ascending the stems of surrounding plants.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389

Latin Herbal
1484 · p.37

Latin Herbal
1484 · p.39

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.38

Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.37

Garden of Health
1507 · p.35

On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung) · 1090 · p.81

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.35

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.40

Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.44

Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.42

Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.39
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62771.