Saturday, October 20, 2012

Creeping Cucumber

10/19/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

10/20/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

Creeping Cucumber = Melothria pendula
Family: Cucurbitaceae

This plant is a vine, 3' or more long.
The leaves about 1" long, and the surfaces are
like very fine velcro, sticky to the touch.
The flowers are very small, less than  
a half inch in diameter.
The fruit about a inch, green to purple-black.
The opened fruit smells like unripe watermelon.

他の植物につるをのばしてくっついています。直径1cm位の
黄色い花、少しザラザラの葉、クルクルのつる、
そして小指の先くらいのスイカ!
緑の実はムラサキっぽい黒にまでなるらしいです。
食べられるかどうかは州によって意見が違うとか・・・・
不明という事ですね、試してみたくはないですね・・・

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10/27/2012 

I stole one fruit from Volunteer Park yesterday.
Cut it open, it smelled exactly like a cucumber!

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