Muskmelon, Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo
Characteristics
- General - Introduced annual herbaceous vine.
- Flowers - Yellow, 5 petals, hirsute calyx and peduncle.
- Foliage - Wavy, stiff hairs on petiole and underside veins.
- Stem structures - Stiff hairs, no glands and with tendrils at the nodes.
- Fruit - large
Vine in a typical environment.
Flower and flower parts.
Calyx and peduncle, hirsute.
Vine showing alternating leaves and fruit.
Leaf top surface and petiole.
Leaf bottom surface and hirsute petiole.
Leaf bottom closeup showing vein hairs.
Hirsute stem section.
Stem growing tip with tendril.
Stem node with tendril and petiole.
Ripe fruit.
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