Echinocystis

Echinocystis

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Sicyoeae
Genus: Echinocystis
Torr. & A.Gray
Species:
E. lobata
Binomial name
Echinocystis lobata
(Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray

Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. The sole species is E. lobata, commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber or bur cucumber. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Echinocystis lobata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

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