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Echinocystis lobata
Wild Cucumber
Native
FACW-
Cucurbitaceae Family 		Echinocystis lobata-1.jpg (74580 bytes)

Field Marks:

  • vine with forked tendrils
  • star-shaped leaves with 4 lobes
  • greenish white flowers with 6 petals
  • flowers in erect, branched cluster
  • spiny, green fruit

 

Echinocynus lobata-2.jpg (58544 bytes)

flower cluster

Habitat:

moist ground & thickets

Links:

External Link Vascular Plant Image Gallery (Cucurbitaceae)

External Link Wild Cucumber

External Link Welcome to the PLANTS National Database

 

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