North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees
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Maypops, Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006Fairly common statewide in NC along roadsides, thickets, and other open habitats. Passionflowers are the caterpillar hostplants for Gulf Fritillaries. |
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Maypops, Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Sandhills Gamelands in Scotland Co., NC
14 June 2008Young fruit developing. |
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Maypops, Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Sandhills Gamelands in Scotland Co., NC
14 June 2008Fruit "pop" when mashed, hence the common name Maypops. |
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Maypops, Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Sandhills Gamelands in Scotland Co., NC
14 June 2008Maypops is an herbaceous vine that grows in sunny areas. It's a great native plant to grow on low fences in your yard. |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Fort Macon, Carteret Co., NC
18 July 2008
Statewide and fairly common in North Carolina. |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Fort Macon, Carteret Co., NC
18 July 2008 |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
7 Nov 2009Fruits are blue-black berries that are much smaller than Maypops. |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
7 Nov 2009 |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
7 Nov 2009Leaves turn yellow then brown in autumn. |
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Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Fort Macon, Carteret Co., NC
18 July 2008 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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