Endodeca serpentaria

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAristolochiaceae
Family (Traditional)Aristolochiaceae
GenusEndodeca
Species:Endodeca serpentaria (L.) Raf.
Common NameVirginia Snakeroot
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value 9
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Aristolochia serpentaria Aristolochia serpentaria L.
Aristolochia serpentaria var. hastata Aristolochia serpentaria var. hastata (Nutt.) Duch.
Aristolochia serpentaria var. nashii Aristolochia serpentaria var. nashii (Kearney) H.E. Ahles
Aristolochia serpentaria var. serpentaria Aristolochia serpentaria var. serpentaria
Endodeca serpentaria var. hastata Endodeca serpentaria var. hastata (Nutt.) C.F. Reed

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Hart (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Laurel (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Martin (KY), Meade (KY), Oldham (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0028608 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0063192 Logan Kentucky 08 Jun 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0086770 Clay Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028609 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079113 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0086889 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0077955 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079105 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079106 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
31234100850930 Powell Kentucky 01 Aug 1988 R.C. Clark
21760
EKY
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028603 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079107 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079112 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028596 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028606 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0045188 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028597 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
31234100850955 Wolfe Kentucky 07 Jun 1990 C. Clark
22517
EKY
Endodeca serpentaria
31234100850948 Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 R.C. Clark
21870
EKY
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079103 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079118 Bell Kentucky 19 Sep 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028599 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0067803 Jessamine Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028607 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079116 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
31234100780442 Powell Kentucky 28 Jul 2017 Thomas McFadden
640
EKY
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028598 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028616 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028615 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028604 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028601 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
UOS00571 Franklin Tennessee 19 Jun 1999 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Endodeca serpentaria
UOS00573 Franklin Tennessee 01 Jun 2006 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Endodeca serpentaria
BEREA024391 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Endodeca serpentaria
BEREA024517 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079114 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0069178 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028610 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028600 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0086229 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028602 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079126 Jefferson Kentucky 31 May 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079117 Martin Kentucky 17 Oct 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0100015 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079154 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079134 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0114855 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028617 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079115 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0077359 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079142 Estill Kentucky 11 Jun 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079129 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028605 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0050029 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028614 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028595 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0093707 Jackson Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
UOS00574 Coffee Tennessee 06 Jun 1996 Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
UOS
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0079151 Logan Kentucky 22 Jul 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0082781 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028618 Roane Tennessee
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
APSC0028611 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Endodeca serpentaria
UOS00572 Van Buren Tennessee 13 Jun 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Endodeca serpentaria
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Endodeca serpentaria - Dwayne Estes
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Endodeca serpentaria - Milo Pyne
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Endodeca serpentaria - Tara Littlefield
Endodeca serpentaria - Tara Littlefield
Endodeca serpentaria - Tara Littlefield
Endodeca serpentaria - Tara Littlefield
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter
Endodeca serpentaria - Margie Hunter