Taxon

Passiflora incarnata

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Common name: passionflower, maypop
Family: Passifloraceae (passion-flower family)
Distribution: e. United States
Regional red list: Ohio Threatened Species
Life form: Vine/Liana
Comments: This rapid-growing, tendril-climbing vine is woody in warm winter climates and dies to the ground in cold winter climates. This native of the Southeastern U.S. prefers low moist woods and open areas. Features showy fringed flowers having white petals and sepals and a central crown of pinkish-purple filaments. Flowers bloom in summer and are fragrant. Fleshy, egg-shaped fruits called maypops appear in July and mature to a yellowish color in fall.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

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