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Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.
Guadeloupe cucumber

       
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Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

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Synonyms:
Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

  MECR8 Melothria crassifolia Small
 

Distribution:
Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

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USA (FL, GA)
 

Related Taxa:
Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 1 species in Melothria, 3 varieties in Melothria pendula L.
 

Classification:
Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus Melothria L. – melothria
Species Melothria pendula L. – Guadeloupe cucumber
Variety Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn. – Guadeloupe cucumber
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Melothria pendula
squirting cucumber              Threatened
Indiana:
Melothria pendula
creeping cucumber              Extirpated
Maryland:
Melothria pendula
creeping cucumber              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

Melothria pendula:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FACW FAC FACW- FAC- NO NI FAC NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO
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Melothria pendula L. var. crassifolia (Small) Cogn.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529132.

 
 
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