Passifloraceae

Yellow passionflower

Passiflora lutea L.

Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora

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Yellow passionflower: Passiflora lutea flower — Photo: TheAlphaWolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Yellow passionflower
Turkish: Sarı çarkıfelek

Synonyms

Granadilla lutea (L.) Medik.
Passiflora lutea var. glabriflora Fernald
Passiflora lutea var. lutea

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.