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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Yellow Passionflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 131-01-003:
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Passionflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_palu2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_palu2_007_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120415_063
April Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow s060617_h
June Greenville County SC
Leaves much broader than long, 3 rounded shallow lobes, without teeth, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
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JK Marlow jkm0307l_29
July Greenville County SC
Greenish-yellow axillary flowers only 1" across, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_passiflora_lutea_7
July
5 pale yellowish anthers and 3 long green styles with enlarged stigmas, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_passiflora_lutea_9
July
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Tim Spira tpsp_lutea
July
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Mark A. Musselman mam_plutea082407
August Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_lutea_lutea
August
5 slender petals, 5 greenish sepals, a corona of threadlike segments, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_36
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_37
September Greenville County SC
Vines climbing by axillary, simple tendrils, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Bill Stringer wcsplutea_flower
September
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Bill Stringer wcsplutea_ripefruit
September
Berry black at maturity, 0.8-1.5cm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 131-01-003:
Passiflora lutea
FAMILY
Passifloraceae
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Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: woodlands, forests, thickets, maritime forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p214
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p140
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p229
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p090
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p388
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p396
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p248
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p054
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p082
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p105
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p105