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Passiflora pallens
Pineland Passionflower
Pineland Passionvine
Pale Passionflower
Florida native
Endangered Florida species
Pineland passionflower is found only in hardwood hammocks and swamps of the southern tip of Florida and the West Indies.
This is a perennial, herbaceous, climbing vine with tendrils and smooth stems. The alternate leaves have three equal-sized lobes and are from 4-7.5 cm (1-1/2 - 3 in.) long. The flowers may appear any time of the year and are 5 cm (2 in.) wide, white to greenish-white with numerous threadlike white and light purple filaments typical of the passionflowers, with the addition of linear-oblong sepals that extend beyond the petals. The mature fruit is yellow, round and 5 cm (2 in.) across.
Passiflora pallens is a member of the Passifloraceae - Passion-flower family.
Other species of the Passiflora genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Passiflora incarnata - PURPLE PASSIONFLOWER
Passiflora incarnata var. alba - WHITE PASSIONFLOWER
Passiflora suberosa - CORKYSTEM PASSIONFLOWER
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
