Index / Search / Passiflora lutea
§1 Plant
Passiflora lutea L.
vernacular yellow passionflower — species · Passifloraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Passifloraceae Juss. ex Roussel
- Genus
- Passiflora
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 696 counties across 20 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 160 min.
- Precipitation
- 38–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–8
- Root depth
- 12 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 16 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Fall
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Medium
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 696 counties across 20 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Marion 05089
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Banks 13011
- Ben Hill 13017
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Gordon 13129
- Hall 13139
- Jackson 13157
- Lowndes 13185
- Lumpkin 13187
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Rabun 13241
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
Illinois view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Floyd 18043
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Grayson 21085
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Alcorn 28003
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Bolivar 28011
- Calhoun 28013
- Choctaw 28019
- Coahoma 28027
- Copiah 28029
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- George 28039
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Issaquena 28055
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Noxubee 28103
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Smith 28129
- Sunflower 28133
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Tunica 28143
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
Missouri view state ↗ 72 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Carteret 37031
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Nash 37127
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Athens 39009
- Butler 39017
- Clermont 39025
- Coshocton 39031
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Meigs 39105
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Preble 39135
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 6 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Barnwell 45011
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Horry 45051
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Jackson 54035
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PALU2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2874220 ↗Record version
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