Swamp Leatherflower

Description:

A climbing or weakly ascending herbaceous vine which can reach 10 ft. with support. Leaves are opposite, consisting of 2 pairs of leaflets. he pinnately Compound (A leaf divided into two or more leaflets.) deciduous leaves have 3-5 linear to Ovate (Shaped like an egg, with the narrow end at the apex.) leaflets. The mildly fragrant, pinkish purple flowers grow on a naked stem and hang upside down. They have no petals, but the petal-like sepals are joined in a way that gives them the shape of an urn. They separate into 4 petal-like lobes at the rim, where they are wavy and crimped, curling backward and to the side.

Habitat:

It is growing from a rock crevice where water seeps between the rocks.