Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich
Squirting Cucumber
Herb
Annual
Vascular
Collected one time in 1884 on ballast ground in Mobile County. Doubtfully established persistent element of the flora.
Native of most of southern Europe, north Africa and western Asia.
Not Native
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Classification
Citation
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19. 1824.
Momordica elaterium L. 1753.
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Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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