Difference between revisions of "Cucumis anguria var. longaculeatus"
Biosyst. Monogr. Cucumis, 39. 1991.
Introduced
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 5 November 2020
Leaf blades deeply palmately 3–5-lobed to weakly 3-lobed or nearly unlobed. Pistillate flowers: hyaline bristle at apex of hypanthial aculei 0.5–1 times as long as opaque base. Pepos prominently aculeate, aculei 4–10(–15) mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–100(–500) m
Distribution
Introduced; Ala., Fla., Ga., Mont., Tex., Africa, introduced also in West Indies.
Discussion
The gherkins are escaped in a few, scattered localities in the United States, mostly in Florida, and it is not even clear that they are naturalized as reproductive populations.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.