Passiflora arizonica, commonly known as the Arizona passionflower,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Passiflora. It is a perennial climbing vine.[2] It is native to the Sonoran Desert in northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona.[3] It has showy white-purple flowers and grows in desert grasslands.[2]
Passiflora arizonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Genus: | Passiflora |
Species: | P. arizonica
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Binomial name | |
Passiflora arizonica (Killip) D.H. Goldman
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References
edit- ^ "Passiflora arizonica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "SEINet Portal Network - Passiflora arizonica". swbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Passiflora arizonica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 May 2022.