Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, or wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems in the passionflower genus Passiflora. Its large, intricate flowers have prominent styles and stamens, and as one of the hardiest passionflower species it grows both as a wildflower in the southern United States and in cultivation for its edible fruit and its striking bluish purple blooms.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Scientific Name Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Passiflora incarnata
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q128939 (P225 taxon name)
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Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems.
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For thousands of years the maypop was a staple food and medicinal plant for the Cherokee and to this day it is a revered piece of their heritage.
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Wikidata: Maypop
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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