Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Sicyos laciniatus Linnaeus
(Bur Cucumber, Streamside Bur Cucumber)

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Sicyos ampelophyllusWooton & Standley
Sicyos laciniatus Linnaeus var. subintigera Cogniaux

Sicyos laciniatus is a climbing plant found draped over shrubs and around tree trunks at middle elevations. The flowers are small and white, and the fruit are also relatively small. The leaves have a characteristic round "hole" where the stem inserts.
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Sicyos laciniatus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 4, 2007



Sicyos laciniatus, detail of flower and fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 23, 2007



Sicyos laciniatus, detail of fruit with remaining perianth parts demonstrating inferior ovary, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 9, 2011



Sicyos laciniatus, 1x macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 9, 2011


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