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Stone, Robert L.
Melothria pendula L.
Guadeloupe cucumber, Meloncito, Speckled Gourd
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber Family)
USDA Symbol: mepe3
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
Creeping Cucumber is a member of the cucumber family (family Cucurbitaceae). Cucumbers are herbs, often trailing or climbing by coiled tendrils.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DC , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VAUSDA Native Status: L48(N), PR(N), VI(N)
Mr. Smarty Plants says
Identification of vine with gourd-like fruit
June 30, 2010
We live on a farm, and I have noticed a vine that has leaves like grapes, but produces this flower, and a fruit that is rather large, shaped like a gourd, right now green in color. It is growing over ...
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Are gourds poisonous, edible?
August 27, 2008
Are all the Gourds edible? How can I know which one is which? If it is not edible, is it poisonous? If not, what is stopping us from eating them?
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Plant identification
July 29, 2008
I have found what resembles a gooseberry growing from what appears to be a grapevine trellising on a fence beside a lake in East Texas. The stems are smooth and slender, nad as I stated before vine up...
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From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Herbarium Specimen(s)
NPSOT 0768 Collected Sep 4, 1993 in Bexar County by Harry CliffeNPSOT 0516 Collected Jul 11, 1987 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
NPSOT 0770 Collected Sep 9, 1993 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
NPSOT 0474 Collected Jul 1, 1987 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
Bibliography
Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.Search More Titles in Bibliography
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USDA: Find Melothria pendula in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Melothria pendula in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Melothria pendula
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
