Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Cucurbitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cayaponia quinqueloba
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cayaponia quinqueloba
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 177-05-001:
Cayaponia boykinii
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
COMMON NAME:
Five-lobed Cucumber, Melon-leaf Cucumber
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_caqu3_003_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_quinqueloba_6
August
Other floral whorls appear to arise from the top of the inferior ovary, per Plant Identification Terminology.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cayaponia_quinqueloba
September
Leaves palmately lobed, the divisions angular and toothed, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
palmately veined leaves of vines
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_quinqueloba_5
September
Fruit surface red at maturity, per Weakley's Flora.