Aristolochia serpentaria L.

  • Filed As

    Aristolochiaceae
    Aristolochia serpentaria L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. Audubon s.n., [Inferred to be between late 1830s-1851.]

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. N. Y. Island [Manhattan].

  • Collection Notes

    [This specimen was collected by John James Audubon, the renowned painter and author of The Birds of America, and The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Audubon moved to New York City in the late 1830s (first downtown, and then to his homestead at ca. 155th-158th St. along the Hudson in 1840. All that is left of his house is a floorboard, preserved at the NY Historical Society. This specimen once belonged to druggist/botanist William Wallace Denslow, Sr. (1826-1868). His main collection is filed at the University of Mass. Amherst, including additional Audubon specimens.]

  • Specimen Notes

    [Originally from:] W. W. Denslow [Sr.] Herbarium & Torrey Herbarium.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3872624

    Occurrence ID: 656971b2-87e6-4bfb-828f-36a1b0390a0f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • Locality

    N. Y. Island [Manhattan].

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Aristohchia serpentaria L.
196 Determined by Howard Wm. Pfeifer
03872624
Ex Herlp. W. W. Denslow,
Hies. Audubon.
USB
03872624