Passifloraceae

Mexican passionflower

Passiflora mexicana Juss.

Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Passiflora

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Mexican passionflower (Passiflora mexicana) — FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Mexican passionflower
nah: Māmaxtlatzin

Synonyms

Cieca mexicana M.Roem.
Monactineirma mexicana Bory

Flowers

In flower: April, August to September, November (from 103 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alberto Alcalá, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.