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Tropical Zone Gardening: Aristolochia (sp.?) ID?, 1 by vitrsna

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vitrsna wrote:
Can anyone identify this genus of Aristolochia? It happily volunteered itself to my garden, appears to be a creeper/ground cover rather than a climber. I also have an A. littoralis and the leaves are almost identical, but the flowers are dramatically different plus the littoralis is a climber.

The flowers in this image are quite small...with just a hint of stinkyness. I thought perhaps it might be some type of fibriata but don't know and don't find a photo of a fibriata flower that matches...also the leaves are not white veined. Already there is a caterpillar which is similar to the Battus polydamas caterpillars, but not quite. i looked extensively and am coming up empty. I am in southwestern Mexico. Any ideas? Thanks!