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Wild Cucumber

Cucumis prophetarum

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

fruit is spiky, green with stripes and turns bright yellow when ripe

Habitat:

grown in my desert garden from seeds collected from a nearby wadi; grows in sandy wadis and plains

Notes:

grazed by sheep and goats

Reference Links:

Cucumis videos, photos and facts - Cucumis prophetarum | ARKive

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PublishedAugust 12, 2014

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