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Wild Bitter Melon

Momordica charantia

Photo by Rubens Araujo
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Bitter melon, EOL: Momordica charantia

Species ID Suggestions

Wild Bitter Melon, Balsam Pear

Momordica sp.

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Comments (3)
KristalWatrous
Some sort of squash (Cucurbitaceae). The flowers are different because some are male and some female.
Dan Doucette
This is a vegetable's flower. Looks very similar to Zucchini.

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Flowers of South America
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2011

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