Passion Flower (Passiflora Kewinsis)

Date Collected: April 2, 2012
Location Collected: At my aunts house in the Mar Vista area.
Clade: The Passion flower belongs to the vascular plants. It can also be classified into the Eudicot Angiosperms. The Passion Flower also gives off fruit.

Habitat: This beautiful area grows in partially shaded, dry areas and along wood and fences all around the United States of America.

Nativity: It is native to the southeastern portions of the Americas but is now being cultivated all around Europe.

Special notes: It was initially used in the Americas and Europe as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. Up to this date it is still being used to treat insomnia and anxiety.

Resources: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/passionflower-000267.htm

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