genus
Passionflowers
Passiflora
Field notes
Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, and the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
Passiflora species are widely cultivated for their striking flowers, flavorful fruits, traditional medicinal uses, and roles in dietary supplements and ayahuasca analogs, with several ornamental hybrids earning Royal Horticultural Society awards.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native passionflowers All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Stinking Passionflower
Passiflora foetida
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
3
flowers
13
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Slender Passionflower
Passiflora filipes
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
2
flowers
8
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Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Corkystem Passionvine
Passiflora pallida
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Birdwing Passionflower
Passiflora tenuiloba
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
1
flowers
12
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Yellow Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
caterpillars
7
bees
1
food
3
flowers
32
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Bracted Passionflower
Passiflora affinis
caterpillars
7
bees
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Corkystem Passionflower
Passiflora suberosa
caterpillars
7
food
3
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Pineland Passionflower
Passiflora pallens
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
10
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Goatsfoot
Passiflora sexflora
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
10
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Whiteflower Passionflower
Passiflora multiflora
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
8
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Mexican Passionflower
Passiflora mexicana
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
7
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Arizona Passionflower
Passiflora arizonica
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
6
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Cupped Passionflower
Passiflora bryonioides
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
6