Tom Burr October 17, 2008 at 2:22 pm Was the plant a vine with maple-like (palmately lobed) leaves? Might be Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata). http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/weed_herbarium/pages/ecnlo.html Reply ↓
Jim Wright October 17, 2008 at 3:19 pm I will try to check out the area. These pod-like items seemed to have been dropped by birds by the side of the path. Thank you for looking into this! Reply ↓
Deedee Burnside October 17, 2008 at 6:05 pm It is Wild Cucumber. I saw it Saturday! Echinocystis lobata Reply ↓
Was the plant a vine with maple-like (palmately lobed) leaves? Might be Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/weed_herbarium/pages/ecnlo.html
I will try to check out the area. These pod-like items seemed to have been dropped by birds by the side of the path.
Thank you for looking into this!
It is Wild Cucumber. I saw it Saturday!
Echinocystis lobata