naturalizedPassifloraceae

Passiflora suberosa

corkystem passionflower

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Passiflora suberosa is a species of passionflower that is native to the Americas. Its range stretches from Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean to South America. It is commonly known as corkystem passionflower due to the corkiness of older stems. The fruit is not hardy and transitions from green to indigo, purple and, lastly, black as it ripens. This species is

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Seasonality
21 flowering · 18 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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■ flowering (peak January)■ fruiting (peak January)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

What works

Controlling Passiflora suberosa

From Weed Control by Species1 row →

Best reported: clip and drip with 20% G4, 80% Biodiesel — one report from OANRP.

  1. 4.0clip and drip20% G4, 80% BiodieselTriclopyrG41 report · 1 observed
    OANRP
    • 4more than moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed

      time-consuming to find where all stalks enter the ground

      Habitat: mesic

Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 1 rows in the full table

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Where documented · 67 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 198 · GBIF 285 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 80 · GBIF 106 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 18 · GBIF 20 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 17 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 11 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 9 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 8 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 6 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaʻā · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Nānākuli · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kahanui · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikane · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mokulēʻia 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻŌiʻo 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keālia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Manukā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlaeloa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓