Bur Cucumber

Scientific Name:   Sicyos angulatus




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Bur Cucumber

Genus species: Sicyos angulatus
Common Name: Bur Cucumber
Family Name: Cucurbitaceae  
Annual or perennial herbaceous vines, usually climbing by coiling tendrils; leaves alternate, simple, often palmately lobed; flowers unisexual (plants usually monoecious), regular; fruit a specialized berry, a pepo, with parietal placentation.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Vine
Flower Color:Green/Brown White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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