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Your search found 10 taxa in the family Cucurbitaceae, Gourd family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Name: Pumpkin, Zucchini, Ornamental Gourd, Vegetable Marrow
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cucurbita pepo FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Cucurbita pepo var. pepo FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cucurbita pepo 177-01-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year
Waif(s)
Non-native: tropical America
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Common Name:
Crookneck Squash, Straightneck Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cucurbita melopepo var. melopepo FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year
Waif(s)
Non-native: tropical America
Common Name: Canteloupe, Muskmelon
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cucumis melo var. cantalupo FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cucumis melo FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cucumis melo 177-02-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year
Waif(s)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Cucumber
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cucumis sativus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cucumis sativus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year
Waif(s)
Non-native: south Asia
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Common Name:
Watermelon
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Citrullus lanatus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Citrullus vulgaris 177-04-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year
Waif(s)
Non-native: northern Africa
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Common Name:
Five-lobed Cucumber, Melon-leaf Cucumber
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cayaponia quinqueloba FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cayaponia quinqueloba FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cayaponia boykinii 177-05-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, river banks, hammocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Creeping Cucumber
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Melothria pendula FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Melothria pendula var. pendula FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Melothria pendula 177-06-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, moist roadsides and disturbed areas, marshes
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in Carolina Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bur-cucumber, Star-cucumber, Nimble-Kate
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sicyos angulatus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sicyos angulatus FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sicyos angulatus 177-07-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Moist forests and thickets
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Wild-cucumber, Wild Balsam-apple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Echinocystis lobata FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Echinocystis lobata FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Echinocystis lobata 177-08-001 FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests and thickets
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Balsam-pear, Balsam-apple, Bitter Melon
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Momordica charantia ssp. charantia FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Momordica charantia FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fence-rows
Waif(s)
Non-native: Africa
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