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Cressler, Alan

Passiflora multiflora

Passiflora multiflora L.

Whiteflower Passionflower, White-flower Passion-flower, Passion Flower, Many-flowered Passionflower, White-flowered Passionvine, Passion Vine

Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PAMU4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems up to about 10 feet long, sometimes longer.
Fruit: Dark blue, up to about 1/3 inch in diameter.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Flowers up to about 1/2 inch across, smaller than most other passion flowers.

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Known in North America only in Florida where it is listed as endangered.
Native Habitat: Tropical woodlands, primarily over coral-reef limestone.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Passiflora multiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Passiflora multiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Passiflora multiflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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