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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Citrullus lanatus
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Citrullus lanatus ssp. lanatus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 177-04-001:
Citrullus vulgaris
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Citrullus citrullus
COMMON NAME:
Watermelon
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Corolla yellow, broadly campanulate, lobes about as long as tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Leaves pinnately lobed, the divisions rounded, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Citrullus lanatus
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Citrullus lanatus ssp. lanatus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 177-04-001:
Citrullus vulgaris
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Citrullus citrullus
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Herbaceous vine (trailing); Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Non-native: northern Africa
Waif(s)
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple: Pinnately lobed or dissected
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Unisexual
5-6 lobed calyx
5-6 lobed campanulate corolla
Inferior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
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