CUCURBITACEAE -
Gourd Family
Gourd Family
Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray (wild mock-cucumber)
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Synonym
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Echinocystis: spiny bladder, referring to the prickly fruit; lobata: lobed, referring to shapes like the ear lobe
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Annual Vine, Deciduous, Herbaceous
Flowering Period
Summer-Fall
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont ☑ Coastal Plain
Habitat
Moist alluvial soil, stream banks, floodplains, edges, thickets; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain
State Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Piedmont Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Coastal Plain Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Global Status
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Federal Status
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Additional Info
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