

Wild Cucumber
Botanical name: Echinocystis
Wild Cucumber
Botanical name: Echinocystis


Description

The wild Cucumber genus contains only one species, Echinocystis lobata. It is an annual climbing vine that produces a small, inedible prickly fruit. The genus name, Echinocystis, refers to the fruit's shape and comes from the Greek words for "hedgehog" and "bladder."




Scientific Classification
