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Corkystem passionflower
Passiflora suberosa flower.jpg
Flower
Passiflora suberosa (fruit).jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Passiflora
Species:
suberosa
Synonyms

Passiflora pallida L.

Passiflora suberosa is a species of passionflower that is native to the Americas. Its range stretches from Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean to South America. It is commonly known as corkystem passionflower due to the corkiness of older stems. The fruit is not hardy and transitions from green to indigo, purple and, lastly, black as it ripens. This species is a host plant for the caterpillars of the Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), Julia heliconian (Dryas iulia), Mexican silverspot (Dione moneta), red postman (Heliconius erato), and zebra heliconian (Heliconius charithonia). It is a larval host plant for the glasswing butterfly (Acraea andromacha) in Australia.

Images for kids

  • Passiflora suberosa

    Leaves of plant

  • Passiflora suberosa flower

    Flower

  • Passiflora suberosa (fruit)

    Fruit

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Passiflora suberosa para niños

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