Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Sicyos macrophyllus

Sicyos macrophyllus A. Gray

Alpine Bur Cucumber

Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SIMA6

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Pepo
Size Notes: Climbing, stems up to about 45 feet long.
Fruit: Green, ovoid, up to about 3/4 inch long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: HI

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

Search More Titles in Bibliography

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sicyos macrophyllus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sicyos macrophyllus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sicyos macrophyllus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-08-30
Research By: CBR

Go back