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Maypop

Passiflora incarnata

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Field Notes

Description:

Maypop fruit in autumn. Long vines have beautiful ornate purple flowers, then large green fruit.

Habitat:

Sunny hillside.

Notes:

Fruit tastes sharp and slightly citrusy, with several encased seeds like a pomegranate. Tasty on its own if you don't mind the tartness, also good for jellies. There is some research that indicates potential uses in treating anxiety and addiction.

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Passiflora incarnata

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