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Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

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Description:

A.K.A. Star Cucumber, Oneseed Burr Cucumber. Five-petaled white flowers, five-pointed leaves on a vine; fruits in clusters are small spiky pointed balls

Habitat:

Tangling over other plants along a treed trail near the Potomac River

Reference Links:

PLANTS Profile for Sicyos angulatus (oneseed bur cucumber) | USDA PLANTS

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PublishedSeptember 28, 2011

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