annual

Cucumis myriocarpus E. Mey. ex Naud.

Cucumis myriocarpus E. Mey. ex Naud.. Cucumis myriocarpus, the gooseberry cucumber, gooseberry gourd, paddy melon, mallee pear or prickly paddy melon, is a prostrate or climbing annual herb native to tropical and southern Africa. It has small, round, yellow-green or green-striped fruit with soft spines, small yellow flowers and deeply lobed, light green leaves. The melon occurs in disturbed soil and cleared or bare areas, and thrives on summer moisture.

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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