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| flower--the fringy structures are collectively called a corona ("crown"). The stigmas and stamens are above the corona. The 3 stigmas/styles are pendulous over the flower with the 5 stamens just below. | flower in side view--bizarre,
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| typical leaf - can you see why the common name is bird-wing passion flower? | This is Berberis trifoliata. Passiflora tenuiloba mimics this plant in an effort to camouflage itself and deter the butterflies that lay their eggs on P. tenuiloba but not B. trifoliata. |
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| Here is a caterpillar (butterfly larvae) that eats the Passiflora tenuiloba. | habit |
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| fruit emerging | more fruits |
