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Passiflora foetida
(Passifloraceae)

love-in-a-mist, passionflower, running pop, stinking passionflower, wild passionfruit, wild water lemon

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Passiflora foetida is native to South and Central America, Texas, West Indies and the Bahamas. 


Species description or overview

Information about Passiflora foetida from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
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Passiflora foetida information from PIER
Information on Passiflora foetida as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Passiflora foetida description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Passiflora foetida as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Passiflora foetida
Nomenclatural information about Passiflora foetida is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Passiflora foetida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Passiflora foetida--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Passiflora foetida information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Passiflora foetida, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Passiflora foetida
Nomenclatural information about Passiflora foetida is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Passiflora foetida as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Passiflora foetida impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Passiflora foetida as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Passiflora foetida management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Passiflora foetida as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) (love in a mist)
Links to high-resolution free images of Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) (love in a mist) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Passiflora foetida information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Passiflora foetida in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Passiflora foetida images from PIER
Images of Passiflora foetida provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Passiflora foetida information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Passiflora foetida in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Passiflora foetida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Passiflora foetida--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Passiflora foetida worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Passiflora foetida is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8.

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.

Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oahu Offshore Islets Pictorial Guide: Common Plants of Oahu's Offshore Islets
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Pictorial Guide: Common Plants of Oahu's Offshore Islets. Prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Experts

Passiflora foetida contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Passiflora foetida as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Passiflora foetida references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Passiflora foetida as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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