Sicyos angulatus

Common Name: 

burcucumber

Scientific Name: 

Sicyos angulatus L.

Family Name: 

Cucurbitaceae - Gourd Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle

native annual, reproducing by seed

Stems

grows as vine, hairy, grooved, corkscrew tendrils

Leaves

alternate, 5-pointed lobes, hairy, margins small toothed

Flowers

5-petaled, whitish to light green; axillary racemes

Fruit

cucumber-like, small, long bristles; clusters