Passionflower (American)
Passiflora incarnata
About Passionflower (American)
Passionflower (American) (Passiflora incarnata) is a herb used in the Appalachian Folk Medicine tradition to help with Anxiety, Insomnia, Nerve Pain, and High Blood Pressure. The aerial parts are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora, the maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens. One of the hardiest species of passionflower, it is a common wildflower in the southern United States. The Cherokee in the Tennessee area called it ocoee; the Ocoee River and valley are...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist