Passionflower has culinary fruits that may be used for jams, jellies and desserts.The juice is a favorite flavoring in drinks. It can be used as a fresh substitute for its commercially grown South American relative, Passiflora edulis, a related species with similar sized fruit. The fruit can be eaten by hand, as indicated by its common name, given to it by Cajuns: liane de grenade or "pomegranate vine". It has a mildly sweet-tart taste similar to an apricot and a pleasant scent when fully ripe. The Passiflora family have aromatic, sweet fruit that make it highly appreciated for fresh consumption and as a flavoring aid. Notes 1.See Monoamine oxidase inhibitor on Wikipedia. References External links Passiflora incarnata: information and pictures incarnata Butterfly food plants Flora of the Eastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Alabama Flora of Florida Flora of the United States Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants used in Native American cuisine Plants used in traditional Native American medicine Flora of Maryland