FNPS Plant Database

Passiflora pallens

Pineland passionflower, pale passionvine

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Pineland passionflower, pale passionvine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Passiflora pallens

Family:

Passifloraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

ft tall by 20+ ft ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,purple

Fruit Color:

green

Phenology:

Blooms spring through fall. The flowers close during the evening and open in late morning or early afternoon.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Use on trellis or scramble up a mature tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Cuttings, seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Pollinated by bees.





Does not seem to be as attractive for butterflies as its cousins P. incarnata and P. suberosa .

Wildlife eat the fruits.

Native Habitats:

Pineland hammocks and edges of forested wetlands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is listed as Endangered by the FDACS.  Please acquire from reputable sources with appropriate permits.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.  



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021.  Atlas of Florida Plants  ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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