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08-JUN-2003

love-in-a-mist II

springleaf woods

Passiflora foetida

this climber has thin, hairy stems and tendrils.
it was introduced from south america.

leaves are thin and hairy with 3 rounded lobes.

flowers arise singly from the leaf axils.
each flower has 3 pale green, much divided mossy-looking leaves just below the calyx.
the calyx is ring-shaped with 5 white needle-like sepals.
there are 5 white petals and just inside them are 2 rings of purple threads with white tips.

fruits are small round orange berries, each enclosed in 3 moss-like leaves.
there are many seeds which are found inside a milky pulp.
the ripe fruits are edible but they may contain hydrocyanic acid.


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