Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm - Purple Passion Flower (U.S. National Park Service)

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	Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Purple Passion Flower

Photo courtesy of the Deleware Wildflowers Organization.

Passiflora incarnata

In 2003, a list compiled by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources placed the Purple Passion Flower on a list of rare, threatened and endangered plants. These plants can be spotted along Oxon Cove.


			Did You Know? John Addison is the first documented owner to have developed the city of Oxon Hill, Maryland in the late 1600's. He named the city after the university he attended, Oxford University and was the first European owner of the Oxon Cove Park property.

Last Updated: September 11, 2006 at 14:44 EST