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Alien plant? Such a weird looking flower! This is the flower of the passion fruit vine, also known as grenadilla in South Africa. That little nobule in the centre of the flower is what eventually becomes the fruit. Geotagged,Grenadilla,Maracujá,Passiflora edulis,Passion fruit,South Africa,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Alien plant?

Such a weird looking flower! This is the flower of the passion fruit vine, also known as grenadilla in South Africa. That little nobule in the centre of the flower is what eventually becomes the fruit.

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    This is why I love nature...reality beats the strangest fiction every time. Posted 12 years ago

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The Common Passionfruit

''Passiflora edulis'' or passion fruit is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy fruit, commonly called passion fruit.

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Similar species: Malpighiales
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Dec 22, 2012. Captured Nov 27, 2012 16:14 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm

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