Passion Flower

Passiflora incarnata

Synonyms

Maypop, Wild Apricot, Wild Passion Vine

ID Characteristics

Life cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Climbing or trailing vine
Propagation: Seed, stolons, and rhizomes
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Hairs: None
Leaf Structure: Lobed in segments of three or five
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Root Type: Small taproot with branched rhizome system
Flower Color: Whitish purple

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Similar Species

• Burcucumber Sicyos angulatus
• Cucumber, Wild Echinocystis lobata
• Watermelon, Wild Citrullus lanatus

Herbicidal Control Options

• Preemergence: Dichlobenil
• Post Emergence: Dicamba, Halosulfuron, Fluroxypyr, Triclopyr

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