BUR CUCUMBER
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Sicyos angulatus L.
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: Vine to 10 feet long |
| Family: Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber Family |
| Flowering Period: August, September |
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| Stems: | | Prostrate or climbing vine, sticky-hairy; climbs via forked tendrils. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, thin, circular in outline, up to 8 inches long and wide, surfaces rough, margins minutely toothed; lobes 3-5, shallow, tips pointed; base with deep sinus; stalks 1 to 3 inches long. | | Inflorescences: | | Monoecious (staminate and pistillate flowers on same plant); pistillate flowers in long-stalked, head-like cluster in leaf axils; staminate flowers in axillary racemes and corymbs from same leaf axils. | | Flowers: | | Calyx small, inconspicuous, 5-toothed; corolla 5-lobed, white to pale yellow; stamens and anthers united in column. | | Fruits: | | Egg-shaped, yellowish, 1/3 to 1/2 inch long, dry, usually covered with prickly bristles, pubescent, in clusters of 3-5; seeds 1, flattened, smooth, olive-green. | | Habitat: | | Stream banks, thickets, edges of lowland woods, ditches, brushy waste areas, and roadsides; damp soils. | | Distribution: | | East 1/2 of Kansas. | | Comments: | | Bur cucumber is a fast growing native vine. It provides cover for upland game birds and songbirds. |
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