Region: Georgia, South Caucasus.
Habitat: thickets and woods; humid forests and streams; semi shade; 20-30 °C in summer, > 0 °C in winter; > 60 %; constantly humid all year round; acidic; hardy.
Content: aristolochic acid, carcinogenic.
BotanyHerb; woody vine, liana; perennial; tuberous; suberect; up to 50 cm; compact growth.
Flowers: yellow with purplish-black edge and red venation; quite tiny; lack a corolla, petals; inflated and extended perianth consisting of sepals.
Fruits: dehiscent capsules; containing many seeds.
TaxonomyMember of the pontica complex.