Plant: perennial vine; 2-8 m long, glabrous throughout Leaves: bilobed, occasionally variegated, the margins entire; laminar nectaries borne abaxially between the main veins; petioles eglandular; stipules setaceous to linear triangular, subfalcate Inflorescence: peduncles paired or solitary, arising colateral to the tendril; peduncles articulate distal to the bracts; bracts 1.5-4 mm long, 0.2-0.8 mm wide, setaceous to narrowly lanceolate, often 3-toothed Flowers: ca. 2-3 cm in diameter, light green or yellowish green, the corona red or reddish purple; sepals much longer than the inconspicuous petals, coronal filaments in 2 series, the outer 8-12 mm long, the inner 2 mm long; ovary glabrous or nearly so. Fruit: FRUITS 0.8-1.6 cm long, subglobose to widely ellipsoid, purplish black; SEEDS transversely grooved Misc: Thickets near riparian zones and washes; 750-1250 m (2500-4100 ft); Jul-Oct (fr. Jul-Oct) Notes: pungent odor REFERENCES: MacDougal, John M. 2001. Passifloraceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 33(1).