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| bilaterally symmetrical) flower |
habit - a high-climbing, woody,
evergreen vine |
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| flowers have short calyces
and long, showy corollas - campanulate or funnelform |
leaves are 2-foliate - you
can also see the evidence of tendrils (a distinguishing characteristic
from plants in the genus Campsis, which do not have tendrils) |
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| notice how the stamens are
located on one side of the corolla |
fruits - linear or flattened
capsules |
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| flowers occur in axillary clusters |
the flowers have a distinctive
bend in the corolla |
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another habit photo at the
Wildflower Center in Austin, TX (in February) |
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| leaflets are cordate at the
base, and have entire margins (another feature that distinguishes this
genus from Campsis, which has serrate margins) |
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