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Wild Cucumber - Echinocystis lobata The fruit is a pod-like container that is covered with spines and holds 4 seeds. It kind of looks like a spiny watermelon. It turns papery brown as seeds ripen. Once ripe, the bottom of the pod opens up, dropping the seed to the ground. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Along the edge of a meadow<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75843/wild_cucumber_-_echinocystis_lobata.html" title="Wild Cucumber - Echinocystis lobata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/75843_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=0PKscaPnjcN5vMelJbt70k1QT94%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Wild Cucumber - Echinocystis lobata The fruit is a pod-like container that is covered with spines and holds 4 seeds. It kind of looks like a spiny watermelon. It turns papery brown as seeds ripen. Once ripe, the bottom of the pod opens up, dropping the seed to the ground. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Along the edge of a meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75844/wild_cucumber_-_echinocystis_lobata.html Echinocystis lobata,Fall,Geotagged,Prickly cucumber,United States" /></a></figure> Echinocystis lobata,Fall,Geotagged,Prickly cucumber,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Wild Cucumber - Echinocystis lobata

The fruit is a pod-like container that is covered with spines and holds 4 seeds. It kind of looks like a spiny watermelon. It turns papery brown as seeds ripen. Once ripe, the bottom of the pod opens up, dropping the seed to the ground.

Habitat: Along the edge of a meadow

Wild Cucumber - Echinocystis lobata The fruit is a pod-like container that is covered with spines and holds 4 seeds. It kind of looks like a spiny watermelon. It turns papery brown as seeds ripen. Once ripe, the bottom of the pod opens up, dropping the seed to the ground. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Along the edge of a meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/75844/wild_cucumber_-_echinocystis_lobata.html Echinocystis lobata,Fall,Geotagged,Prickly cucumber,United States

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    Gary B
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    I've tasted these and they are not good. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Oh no! I've heard they have unpleasant digestive side effects! Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    Yes the spikes will upset your insides. Posted 5 years ago

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The Prickly cucumber

"Echinocystis" is a monotypic genus in the gourd/melon/cucumber family Cucurbitaceae, with the sole species "Echinocystis lobata", commonly called "wild cucumber", "prickly cucumber", or "balsam apple".

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Similar species: Begonias, Gourds
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 9, 2019. Captured Oct 26, 2018 14:15 in 110 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.