Pipevine is a high-climbing woody vine with very large cordate leaves, common in the Mountain region of North Carolina.

Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.

Strange, delicately fragrant, pipe-shaped flowers appear under the leaves in spring.

Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.

Another common name is Dutchman's-Pipe.

Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.

Aristolochia macrophylla was formerly listed as Aristolochia durior in some floras.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/8/06.

The leaves frequently have Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars feeding on them.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/7/02.

Ripening fruit pod.

Buncombe Co., NC 7/8/06.

Ashe Co., NC 7/6/07.

Ashe Co., NC 7/6/07.

Ashe Co., NC 7/6/07.