Echinocystis lobata

Species category

Weed

Common name

wild cucumber

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Compressed obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 15 mm
  • Width 7 mm
  • Thickness 2 mm

Color

Yellow and brown mottled

Texture

Smooth and flat with rough depressed areas

Other structures

Edges of the margin are serrated.

Identification notes

Seed surface is very flat but with sunken areas that are moderately rough.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Valid name

Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray

Synonyms

Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene
Sicyos lobata Michx.

 Echinocystis lobata.  Seeds with sunken areas that are moderately rough. 
Echinocystis lobata. Seeds with sunken areas that are moderately rough.