Author: | Sereno
Watson, 1876 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah; US NW Mexico |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
3 Metres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Coyote Melon |
Synonyms: |
Cucurbita californica, Torr. ex S.Watson |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family
was described by Sereno Watson in 1876. Its from the south-western part of USA
and north-west Mexico. It preferring grit, little water and some sun. The caudex will
grow to ten centimetres, the vines three meters. It can only be reproduced
by seeds, it seems. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name from
Latin; cucumis; 'gourd'. The species name palmata means "Lobed like a hand".
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