Echinocystis lobata

(Michaux) Torrey & A. Gray

Fl. N. Amer. 1: 542. 1840.

Common names: Concombre grimpant
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Sicyos lobatus Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 217. 1803 (as lobata)
Synonyms: Micrampelis lobata (Michaux) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 19. Mentioned on page 4.

Leaves: petiole 1–4 cm; blade 2–8(–12) cm, lobe apex acute, sinuses rounded, surfaces glabrous or slightly scabrous, hair bases pustulate. Inflorescences: staminate racemes 8–14 cm; pistillate peduncles 2–5 cm. Flowers lightly fragrant; corolla 8–12(–16) mm diam. Pepos 3–5 cm, spinules 4–6 mm, glabrous or slightly scabrous. Seeds 12–20 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering May–Sep(–Oct).
Habitat: Bottomland forests and thickets, riparian woods, marshes and marsh edges, thickets in pastures, fencerows, ditches, lake shores, railroad banks, dunes
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ariz., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Echinocystis lobata is sometimes cultivated in arbors for its showy white flowers (staminate) in long inflorescences. Its occurrence in the western United States is sporadic.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Guy L. Nesom +
(Michaux) Torrey & A. Gray +
Sicyos lobatus +
Concombre grimpant +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0–2000 m +
Bottomland forests and thickets, riparian woods, marshes and marsh edges, thickets in pastures, fencerows, ditches, lake shores, railroad banks, dunes +
Flowering May–Sep(–Oct). +
Fl. N. Amer. +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Micrampelis lobata +
Echinocystis lobata +
Echinocystis +
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