Bartram sent seeds he had collected in the Ohio River Valley to Peter Collinson in London, and Collinson gave them to the nurseryman James Gordon at Mile End to raise. The vine was soon adopted for creating for arbors "a canopy impenetrable to the rays of the sun, or moderate rain," as Dr John Sims noted in The Botanical Magazine, 1801. See also Nepenthes aristolochioides, a carnivorous plant with pitchers resembling Aristolochia flowers Opodeldoc Footnotes References (2006): Known and Probable Carcinogens (Including Industrial Processes, Occupational Exposures, Infectious Agents, Chemicals, and Radiation). Version of 02/03/2006. Retrieved 2007-NOV-12. Further reading External links Pictures of Aristolochia chilensis and Aristolochia bridgesii Vines Piperales genera Abortifacients Medicinal plants IARC Group 1 carcinogens