E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
wild cucumber (prickly cucumber)
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Echinocystis lobata
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Climbing annual herb; the vines with tendrils.

Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, palmately 5-lobed, stalked, the stalks up to 15 cm long, short rough-hairy, heart-shaped at the base with the mostly triangular lobes remotely callous-toothed.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary panicles; perianth bell-shaped with flaring lobes, greenish-white; corolla lobes spreading, narrowly lanceolate, usually 3-6 mm long, 1 mm wide.

Fruits:
Inflated spiny bladders, ellipsoid or suborbicular, fibrous-netted within; seeds flattened, rough.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist meadows and thickets in the lowland and steppe zones; rare in SW and SC BC; introduced from E North America.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene
Sicyos lobata Michx.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-20 6:16:04 PM ]

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