Difference between revisions of "Ecballium elaterium"
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|name=Momordica elaterium | |name=Momordica elaterium | ||
|authority=Linnaeus | |authority=Linnaeus | ||
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|elevation=20–100 m | |elevation=20–100 m | ||
|distribution=Ala.;N.Y.;Pa.;e;se;sw Europe;w Asia;n Africa;introduced also in w Europe (England);Australia. | |distribution=Ala.;N.Y.;Pa.;e;se;sw Europe;w Asia;n Africa;introduced also in w Europe (England);Australia. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Some, perhaps all, collections of Ecballium from New York and Pennsylvania may represent garden curiosities rather than escaped or established populations.</p> | + | |introduced=true |
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|publication year=1824 | |publication year=1824 | ||
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|genus=Ecballium | |genus=Ecballium | ||
|species=Ecballium elaterium | |species=Ecballium elaterium | ||
Latest revision as of 23:23, 5 November 2020
Stems 15–80 cm. Leaves long-petiolate; blade bicolor, 4–10 cm, fleshy, abaxially lighter because of densely hirsute to hirsutulous vestiture. Staminate flowers 1 or 2–8 in racemes 5–35 cm. Pistillate flowers: peduncles erect, sharply recurved-nodding at apex so that mature fruit is pendent, 1–8 cm. Corollas (14–)18–20 mm diam.; petals 8–16 mm (staminate) or 6–14 mm (pistillate). Fruits 4–5.5 cm, pendulous on peduncles 1–8 cm. Seeds 4–5 mm. 2n = 18, 24.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 20–100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Ala., N.Y., Pa., e, se, sw Europe, w Asia, n Africa, introduced also in w Europe (England), Australia.
Discussion
Some, perhaps all, collections of Ecballium from New York and Pennsylvania may represent garden curiosities rather than escaped or established populations.
Selected References
None.