Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
Genus species | Aristolochia billardierei Jaub. & Spach |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 175 (1844) |
Native Range | Lebanon to Israel and sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 100-1300m |
Description | stem hirsute, leaves 2-9cm, cordate-ovate, shortly hirsute, flower tube 25-60mm, purple brown, blade 10-25mm, broadly ovate to oblong, hirsute |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |