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Maria in Brevard
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USA, Florida 10A
Wild passion vine with red berries?
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July 24, 2024, 09:43:48 AM »
Found these yesterday while kayaking. Could not reach berries from kayak. Is it passion vine? They are small and look amazingly like cherries. Are they edible ?
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cotter pin
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Southwest, Florida
Re: Wild passion vine with red berries?
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July 24, 2024, 10:27:36 AM »
It looks like Corky Stem Passion Fruit (Passaiflora Suberosa). I believe the fruits are poisonous to humans but I know butterflies love this plant. The Fruits do go though color changes until ripe, the ripe color being blackish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora_suberosa
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Daintree
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Boise, Idaho - zone 6, with a zone 12 greenhouse...
Re: Wild passion vine with red berries?
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July 24, 2024, 10:28:23 AM »
I was thinking Passiflora foetida, stinking passionflower. They are supposedly edible but never tried one.
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JackfruitChan2
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Encinitas, California, Zone 10a
Re: Wild passion vine with red berries?
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July 24, 2024, 04:10:03 PM »
I agree with P.foetida because of those hairy bracts and red fruit. Could be wrong, am not an expert on this subject.
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roblack
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Miami, FL 11A
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July 24, 2024, 05:06:18 PM »
Cool find! Yes, p. foetida. The fruits are actually tasty, but not much to them. Milder and more floral than typical pf, no tart and not really musky.
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Fruit Jungle
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Loxahatchee, Florida Zone 10a
Re: Wild passion vine with red berries?
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July 31, 2024, 03:34:49 PM »
They are best when very very red.
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