maypop
Vine fruit, southeast
Maypop is a passion fruit vine native to the southeastern United States, or its egg-sized yellow fruit.
The name may come from the popping sound the hollow fruit makes when stepped on.
The plant produces striking purple-and-white flowers and edible fruit with a tart, tropical flavor: We found maypops growing wild along the fence line.
Star's outermost atmosphere
- filamentsVery thin threads
- petalsColored bloom segments
- sepalsOuter whorl protecting buds
- anthersPollen-producing stamen parts
stigma · stamen · ovary · nectar · blossom · pollination · pollinators · intricate
Toward the lower-right quadrant
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- woodlandForested land area
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
roadside · hedgerow · naturalized · hardy · perennial · drought-tolerant · cold-hardy · temperate
Coiling plant appendage
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- twiningWrapping around spirally
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- arborGarden trellis structure
sprawling · vigorous · fast-growing · rambling · creeper · support · fence · pergola
Winged insect from caterpillar
- fritillaryCheckered-wing lepidopteran
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- beeStinging nectar gatherer
hummingbird · songbird · forage · ecosystem · biodiversity
corona
Star's outermost atmosphere
anthers · stigma · stamen · ovary · nectar · blossom · pollination · pollinators · intricate · fringed
pulp
Soft wet mass
sweet · aromatic · ripe · edible · yellow · gelatinous · hollow · crunchy · egg-shaped · flavorful
southeastern
Toward the lower-right quadrant
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- woodlandForested land area
meadow · roadside · hedgerow · naturalized · hardy · perennial · drought-tolerant · cold-hardy · temperate · Appalachian
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
arbor · sprawling · vigorous · fast-growing · rambling · creeper · support · fence · pergola · lattice
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
- fritillaryCheckered-wing lepidopteran
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
bee · hummingbird · songbird · forage · ecosystem · biodiversity