Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
wild cucumber (prickly cucumber)
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
wild cucumber (prickly cucumber)
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
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.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist meadows and thickets in the lowland and steppe zones; rare in SW and SC BC; introduced from E North America.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene
Sicyos lobata Michx.