Passion flower vs Purple granadilla

Passiflora mixta compared with Passiflora edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Passion flower	Purple granadilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Passifloraceae	Passifloraceae
Genus same	Passiflora	Passiflora
Species	Passiflora mixta	Passiflora edulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Passion flower and Purple granadilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passiflora.

Conservation Status

Passion flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Passion flower	Purple granadilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Passion flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, New Zealand, and United States.

Purple granadilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇺🇸 United States