Echinocystis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyeae |
| Subtribe: | Cyclantherinae |
| Genus: | Echinocystis Torr. & A.Gray |
| Species: | E. lobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray |
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Echinocystis is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae which includes the species Echinocystis lobata, commonly called wild cucumber or prickly cucumber. Some authors include the manroots (genus: Marah) in Echinocystis.
Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine, native to North America.
[edit] External links
- USDA Species Information
- Profile: Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) Photos, Drawings, Text. (Wild Plants of Winnipeg from Nature Manitoba)
- Ontario Wildflowers
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