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NC Native Plant Society:
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Passiflora incarnata

Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops

Scientific Name:

Passiflora incarnata

Genus:

Passiflora

Species Epithet:

incarnata

Common Name:

Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops

Plant Type

Herbaceous_Vine

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Passifloraceae (Passionflower Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

0-1 ft., 1-3 ft., 3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Purple, Violet

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June, July

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Roadsides, fencerows, thickets, fields. Common over most of NC, but uncommon in the northern mountains and far eastern counties, such as along the Outer Banks.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Highest Wildlife Value

Landscape Value:

Highly Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Unique flower of Purple Passionflower in August with numerous thread-like structures of the corona (a structure between the corolla and the stamens simulating an additional part of the perianth)

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Unique flower of Purple Passionflower in August with numerous thread-like structures of the corona (a structure between the corolla and the stamens simulating an additional part of the perianth) of Passiflora incarnata

Bettina Darveaux

Flower and flower bud.

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Flower and flower bud. of Passiflora incarnata

Bettina Darveaux

Developing fruit (a very large berry)

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Developing fruit (a very large berry) of Passiflora incarnata

Bettina Darveaux

Dried berries in winter. A miracle that the deer or other animals didn't get to these!

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Dried berries in winter. A miracle that the deer or other animals didn't get to these! of Passiflora incarnata

Bettina Darveaux

Fleshy, leathery egg-shaped, fruits (berries) are edible and mature to a yellowish color with brown seeds in the fall. They "pop" when crushed.

Randolph Co., NC- cultivated

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Fleshy, leathery egg-shaped, fruits (berries) are edible and mature to a yellowish color with brown seeds in the fall. They

Judy West

Cleaned seeds with arils removed.

Randolph Co., NC- cultivated

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the Cleaned seeds with arils removed. of Passiflora incarnata

Judy West

A dried berry opened revealing the seeds.

Mecklenburg County, NC

The Scientific Name is Passiflora incarnata. You will likely hear them called Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops. This picture shows the A dried berry opened revealing the seeds. of Passiflora incarnata

Theresa Morr

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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