passionflowers

genus Passiflora

Member of passionfruit family (family Passifloraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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All of the below flowers can be found near the coast around Santa Cruz.

A passionflower bloom has the following parts:

• 10 perianth lobes (5 sepals and 5 petals, very similar to each other)
• typically many filaments spreading from the corolla throat
• 5 stamens
• 3 stigmas, taller than the stamens

northern banana passionfruit
Passiflora mixta

• similar to P. tarminiana but with
• angular stems (sub 5-angular, whatever that means)
• persistent stipules, 6–20 mm
• waif

Toxicity of passion vine, passionaria (Passiflora spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

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2 observed taxons / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 5 (4 are research grade)

Locations:

• Kauai, HI: 4
• Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

• May: 4
• Jun.: 0
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora