species 1,716 observations
Bracted Passionflower
Passiflora affinis
Field notes
Passiflora affinis, the bracted passionflower, is a species of flowering perennial vine of Texas and northeast Mexico. The vine has three-lobed leaves and a small yellow-green bloom with delicate filaments arranged in a starburst. It is a larval host plant for several butterfly species.
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22
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Zebra Longwing, Gulf Fritillary, Julia Heliconian, Mexican Silverspot
7
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Passionflower Bee
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pigweed Flea Beetle
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Saddleback Scoliid Wasp, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Valley Carpenter Bee, American Bumble Bee
13
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- No
- Plant type
- Perennial Vine Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.