Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Aristolochia rotunda L.
Family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus : Aristolochia
Catalan common name : Caputxes. Carbassa pudent. Herba de la gauda.
Spanish common name : Aristoloquia redonda o hembra.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona.
Distribution in the islands : Minorca.
General distribution : North Mediterranean
Flowering time : April. May. June.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Humid soils.
IUCN Category : Vulnerable
Characteristics : This plant is characterised by its dark green, heart-shaped leaves with a short leaf-stalk. The flowers are yellowish with a brown throat, and emerge from the leaves axil. It lives among the bushes in areas near the coast; it is not at all frequent.
