Under the Microscope - Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)

In this video, I'll discuss a wildflower commonly known as Purple Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata). Using a microscope, we will take a closer look at its intricate morphology and discuss the structure and function of some of its parts. Lastly, we will look at some of the insects that have made this flower their host species and discuss processes of coevolution that have taken place. Observing these interactions may help us appreciate the delicate balance within ecosystems that we are surrounded by everyday. Whether you're a science enthusiast or just curious about the natural world, this video has something for you.
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0:00 The Boring Stuff
2:08 Under the Microscope
2:24 Reproductive Parts
4:18 Attractive Floral Parts
5:50 Ants!
6:21 Insect Surprise!
8:17 Final Discussion
8:52 Thank you :)
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[@Kammerliteratur]

great video! turns out, even "The Boring Stuff", as you've labeled the morphological description and naming history of the plant, isn't boring! i find it really great that you've included and shown the plant's ecological interactions with the ants and the butterfly. and those macro shots were really beautiful! i hope many videos like this one will follow and i hope your channel will blow up in no time. there are so many bad ai-generated videos getting all the traffic, that it is really hard to find the hidden gems like this one. greetings from Germany!

[@shabbyshackhasyoutube]

Thank you so much this made my day!

[@maddiehasyoutube]

SO COOL!!!!

[@ezralives]

this is what i wish my bio prof. played in class... literally connects so much of what we were learning!!! tysm

[@T3Us6]

The flower in this video isn't Passiflora incarnata but Passiflora 'Incense' as evidenced by its brighter purple flowers and 5 rather than 3 lobed leaves. It is a cross between Passiflora incarnata and Passiflora cincinnata.

[@shabbyshackhasyoutube]

Thank you for informing me! I must have ID incorrectly with my book.

[@T3Us6]

Of course. You're welcome! It's an easy mistake. Still a cool video regardless.

[@josephemerson6876]

Hey greetings, I really enjoyed your video as well as the Beebalm video. You could try and do a video on Yellow Passionflower Passiflora lutea which is native to Texas. There's the Passionflower Bee Protandrena passiflorae, that only collects pollen from this flower to feed it's larvae. It's interesting because the bee itself is too small to successfully pollinate the plant so it's thought 3 or 4 other non-hyper specialist bees that are native are probably responsible for Yellow Passionflower's pollination. These are American Bumblebee Bombus pennsylvanicus, Southern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa micans , Metallic Epaulletted-Sweat Bee Augochloropsis metallica and Broad-footed Cellophane Bee Colletes latitarsis. Could probably find specimens of Yellow Passionflower near you with iNat if not familiar with it.

[@shabbyshackhasyoutube]

Wow thank you so much for the details thats super interesting! I went out and looked for the Yellow passionflower before I made this video but could only find its vine. I'll keep checking periodically for it to flower.