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Native Texas Passiflora Tenuiloba

By ⋅ April 10, 2009 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

I bent down to take a closer look and was surprised to see a small (1″) passion flower. What a thrill. I love discovering new native plants growing on our land. I immediately fetched my camera so I could get some close up shots of the bloom and foliage to help me identify it. It took some doing, but I finally identified it this morning as a passiflora tenuiloba. It is a diminutive little flower, but quite beautiful with subtle greens, yellows, and mauves. The foliage is dark, glossy green with deep lobes.

Close Up of Passiflora Tenuiloba

Close Up of Passiflora Tenuiloba

I’m working on a post featuring the native Texas plants that are found on our land. Stay tuned.

Happy Easter all!

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  1. Carol- I found a passiflora
    tenuiloba on our property today as
    well! We purchased this land 7 years ago, and I had never seen it.
    I did just as you did- bent down
    for a closer look- and was I surprised! thanks for posting this- I googled and your post came
    up and made my ID easier!

    Posted by joan | May 7, 2009, 11:52 am

  2. Hi Joan – I’m so glad that my post helped you to identify this plant. Since my initial discovery, I have noticed that this plant is growing in several places around our property. Pretty cool! – Carol

    Posted by Carol | May 7, 2009, 12:24 pm

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