Aristolochia

Upon the shady banks of the Madelina there grows a climbing plant which the botanists call Aristolochia, the flowers of which are four feet in circumference, and children amuse themselves with covering their heads with them as hats.

Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia Rev. T. [Editor] Wilson 1826

The Botanic Garden's restored conservatory – which soars to a height of 80 feet -- contains rare orchids from the Himalayas, medicinal plants such as Aristolochia littoralis from Central America, and blooming cacti from the Mojave Desert.

Home of the Free Stuff 2008

Species include Aristolochia rotunda (Smearwort); Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache); and Chenopodium album (White Goosefoot).

Media Maxine 2009

Species include Aristolochia rotunda (Smearwort); Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache); and Chenopodium album (White Goosefoot).

Waiter, there's poison in my soup Maxine 2008

Species include Aristolochia rotunda (Smearwort); Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache); and Chenopodium album (White Goosefoot).

Waiter, there's poison in my soup Maxine 2008

Species include Aristolochia rotunda (Smearwort); Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache); and Chenopodium album (White Goosefoot).

August 2008 Maxine 2008

The Aristolochia reminds me of a carnivorous plant.

Kopper King And Friends « Fairegarden 2009

It might have been a bitter root, such as Patroclus later used on a similar wound; an ancient commentator suggested Achillea (woundwort) or Aristolochia (birthwort).

The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

It might have been a bitter root, such as Patroclus later used on a similar wound; an ancient commentator suggested Achillea (woundwort) or Aristolochia (birthwort).

The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

Aristolochia is an herb that can be grown in various parts of the world, but made its ingress in China, and it's been used for many, many years, probably centuries.

CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2004 2004