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Stinking Passionflower

Passiflora foetida

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Field Notes

Description:

White flower of about 5 cm. in diameter.

Habitat:

Spotted on a vacant lot (urban area)

Notes:

Other common names: wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, marya-marya, wild water lemon,love-in-a-mist and running pop.

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Passiflora foetida

Species ID Suggestions

Stinking Passionflower

Passiflora foetida
Wilson W
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Comments (6)
suzmonk
Thoughtful series. The side view was a little surprising because I didn't expect the flower to be that tall. The photo with the fly made me think, how small, even though you said it was only 5 cm across ... I'm used to seeing much larger ones. Lovely flower.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Biology and Mathematics

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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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