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Passiflora foetida
Passiflora foetida is a herbaceous vine with slender and rounded stems, covered with prominent villous hairs. Leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate, 6 to 9 cm long, shallowly 3-lobed, often sinuate and ciliate, with pointed tip and heart-shaped base. Flower is solitary, white or pinkish, 3 cm in diameter, subtended by a prominent involucre of 3 bracts. Fruit is dry, inflated, ovoid, orange, 3 to 5 cm long. All parts of the plant have a disagreeable odor. (Source: stuartxchange.com)
Found along river and creek banks, crops, pastures, coastal vegetation, roadsides and disturbed areas. (Source: daf.qld.gov.au)
Spotted on Jun 21, 2015
Submitted on Jun 21, 2015
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