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Wild Cucumber pods

Echinocystis labata

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Field Notes

Description:

At first glance, it looked like a cocoon, however, there were about 20 of them on this particular plant and inside empty "pod". Very interesting along an old canal at the Bethlehem Steel Co.

Habitat:

Canal, waterway, Bethlehem Steel Co. (park/woodlands) within city limits

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
HemaShah
this would be a great addition to the Seed and Seed Pods mission. Please consider joining! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8362643
Carol Snow Milne
Thanks so much! I was wondering how I ever was going to ID this. But it is so unique.
jprat001
i know wild cucumber (or Echinocystis lobata) has a seed pod like that

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Seeds and Seed Pods
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2012

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