Comments on: Wild Bur Cucumber http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/wild-bur-cucumber/ north of the adirondacks - wildflowers & perennials that survive winters colder than my wife's feet Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tharp http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/wild-bur-cucumber/comment-page-1/#comment-3931 Tharp Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:19:30 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1659#comment-3931 What you have is an invasive burcucumber, the native is different. See detail below. Wild Cucumber (Balsam-apple, Bur Cucumber) Echinocystis lobata Wild cucumber looks similar to bur cucumber, a related vine. Wild cucumber flowers generally have six petals; bur cucumber flowers have five. • Family: Gourd (Cucurbitaceae) • Habitat: stream banks, moist thickets and woods • Height: vine • Flower size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch across • Flower color: greenish-white • Flowering time: June to October • Origin: native next white flower next in gourd <blockquote>familyTharp, Both species are very similar looking. One big difference is the seedpods, note the cluster of pods in my photos. Echinocystis lobata forms individual large seedpods. Sicyos angulatus develops clusters of smaller seedpods I'm going to stick by my ID</blockquote> What you have is an invasive burcucumber, the native is different. See detail below.

Wild Cucumber (Balsam-apple, Bur Cucumber)
Echinocystis lobata
Wild cucumber looks similar to bur cucumber, a related vine. Wild cucumber flowers generally have six petals; bur cucumber flowers have five.

• Family: Gourd (Cucurbitaceae)
• Habitat: stream banks, moist thickets and woods
• Height: vine
• Flower size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch across
• Flower color: greenish-white
• Flowering time: June to October
• Origin: native
next white flower
next in gourd

familyTharp,
Both species are very similar looking. One big difference is the seedpods, note the cluster of pods in my photos.

Echinocystis lobata forms individual large seedpods.
Sicyos angulatus develops clusters of smaller seedpods

I’m going to stick by my ID

]]> By: Zeta Allen http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/wild-bur-cucumber/comment-page-1/#comment-3097 Zeta Allen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:44 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1659#comment-3097 During a recent walk I discovered a vine on our property that I have never seen before. It matches the pictures presented on this site. It seems that I would have noticed the blossom earlier? Unless there is another vine that produces the spiked green oval pod containing 'beans' this must be it. Are they edible beans and are the indigenous to Northwest Indiana? Thank you During a recent walk I discovered a vine on our property that I have never seen before. It matches the pictures presented on this site. It seems that I would have noticed the blossom earlier? Unless there is another vine that produces the spiked green oval pod containing ‘beans’ this must be it.
Are they edible beans and are the indigenous to Northwest Indiana?
Thank you

]]> By: Joy http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/wild-bur-cucumber/comment-page-1/#comment-2749 Joy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:04:15 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=1659#comment-2749 I think we used to find these are kids and pretended to eat them ? LOL Your pictures are amazing Mr. WiseA** you get better and better all the time .. pretty soon you will be darn PERFECT !! haha I noticed you said you haven't seen Monarchs either (on Jodie's post) .. I have not yet either as well .. I grow it ALL .. a butterfly smorgasbord and NONE .. is it me or Kingston ??? ;-) I think we used to find these are kids and pretended to eat them ? LOL
Your pictures are amazing Mr. WiseA** you get better and better all the time .. pretty soon you will be darn PERFECT !! haha
I noticed you said you haven’t seen Monarchs either (on Jodie’s post) .. I have not yet either as well .. I grow it ALL .. a butterfly smorgasbord and NONE .. is it me or Kingston ??? ;-)

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