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Cupped passionflower
Passiflora bryonioides.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Passiflora
Species:
bryonioides
Synonyms
  • Decaloba bryonioides (Kunth) M. Roem.
  • Passiflora bryonifolia Kunth ex Spreng.
  • Passiflora inamoena A. Gray
  • Passiflora karsteniana A. Dietr.
  • Passiflora serrata L.

Passiflora bryonioides, the cupped passionflower, is a plant in the genus Passiflora, family Passifloraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Guanajuato) and the south-western United States (Arizona).

The plant is an annual, tendril-forming vine up to 2 m tall, with palmately-lobed leaves. Flowers are white with purple stripes along the petals. Fruits are pale green and ovoid.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Passiflora bryonioides para niños

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