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Passionflower

Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, and the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.

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Research Mentions

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Passionflower's citrus perfume vanishes 90% by mid-morning

If you've ever wondered why some flowers smell strongest at certain times of day, this passionflo...

Europe PMC → · research article

This flower blasts citrus scent only at dawn for bees

If you've ever wondered why some flowers in your garden seem fragrant one moment and scentless th...

PubMed → · research article

Butterflies lost a gene and lost their chemical flexibility

The passionflower vines climbing a trellis in your garden are locked in a chemical arms race with...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Passiflora
Genus: Passiflora
Kingdom: Plantae