EcoFlora - Melothria pendula

Melothria pendula L.
Family: Cucurbitaceae Guadeloupe-Cucumber [Melothria pendula var. microcarpa (Griseb.) Cogn., moreMelothria pervaga Griseb.] Scott Namestnik	Gleason & Cronquist Indiana Flora Resources Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Slender, glabrous vine 1-2 m; lvs orbicular in outline, cordate at base, shallowly or deeply 5-lobed, 3-7 cm; fls few, the pistillate solitary, slender- peduncled, 8 mm wide, the staminate smaller, 2-6 in a short raceme terminating a slender peduncle; fr ovoid, green, 1 cm. Woods; s. Va., s. Ind., and s. Mo. to Fla. and n. Mex. June-Aug. Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission. From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam Wooded bluffs of the Ohio River. Rare. It has been reported from Clark and Jefferson Counties. .…… Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 3 Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
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