Passiflora lutea

Yellow Passionflower

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Family: Passifloraceae (Passionflower family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - October

Yellow Passionflower is a perennial vine that bears showy yellowish-green, fringed flowers with pedicels up to 5 cm long. It has 3-lobed leaves, somewhat similar to the Moonseed (Menispermum canadense) vine; however, that species has both 3-lobed and 5-lobed leaves, not just 3-lobed.

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21 August 2021 Sugarland Run Trail, Herndon, VA

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