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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, Turkey, and Nubia.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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Abrus precatorius L.

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Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald

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Ampelopsis cordata Michx.

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Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

Antigonon

Sources

USDA PLANTS