Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

The Americas

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This vine grows across the Americas, often clinging to trees in warm climates. Its stems turn into thick, spongy cork as they age, and its berries ripen from green to black.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Passifloraceae

Genus

Passiflora

Species

Passiflora suberosa