Category Archives: Vines
Know Your Natives – Yellow Passionflower
Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) of the Passifloraceae (Passionflower) Family is found in the US from Texas to Kansas to Illinois and eastward to the coast. In Arkansas, it is found throughout the state. Yellow passionflower is more delicate in appearance … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Purple Passionflower
Purple passionflower or maypop(s) (Passiflora incarnata) of the Passifloraceae (Passionflower) family is found in the US from Kansas to Illinois to Pennsylvania, south to Texas and Florida. In Arkansas, it occurs statewide. Purple passionflower, a herbaceous (non-woody) perennial vine, grows … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Wild Yam
Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) of the Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family), occurs from Texas to Nebraska to Minnesota and states eastward to the Atlantic Coast. In Arkansas, wild yam occurs statewide. The plant, a monocot (one seed leaf), is a twining vine … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – “Leaves of three, let it be”…usually
We have all heard the advice, “Leaves of three, let it be”. Two native Arkansas plants, poison-ivy and poison-oak, have three leaflets per leaf and contain urushiol, an oily allergen. Following direct or indirect contact, many people experience allergic reactions (contact … Continue reading
