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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow, on ground vine, soft prickles, seeds inside, fruity smell inside.

Species ID Suggestions

Hedgehog gourd, teasel gourd

Cucumis dipsaceus

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Comments (1)
SukanyaDatta
In Bengal, India we cook and eat it as a vegetable when the skin is green...so have never seen a yellow skinned one. The spines are soft and edible. We call it Kaak-rul in Bangla and spiny gourd too.
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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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