Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata) Biology: Reproduction and Life Cycle

Student Project Answers

• Sexual/asexual: Both—seeds from flowers; clones from cuttings/suckers.
• Seeds/spores: Seeds (in fleshy fruit). Spores only in ferns/mosses.
• Life cycle: Seed → seedling → mature vine → flowers → fruit → seeds → death (perennial in mild zones).
• Dispersal: Birds and small mammals eat fruit, spread seeds.

Pollination is by bees (see Article 28873). Good luck with your presentation!