Stinking Gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
Some Characteristics
- General - Native perennial herbaceous vine.
- Flowers - Bright yellow, large, fused petals.
- Foliage - Very large, very hirsute on both sides, triangular shaped.
- Stem structures - dense stiff hairs
- Fruit - Watermelon shaped, several inches long.
Typical environment.
Flower.
Flower calyx, bracts, peduncle, node, pedicel, new leaf - all hirsute.
Foliage with alternating leaves, nodes with tendrils and fruit.
Leaf, upper surface.
Closeup of the leaf upper surface.
Leaf, lower surface.
Closeup of the leaf bottom surface.
Stem section - note hairs.
Fruit
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