Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Citron Melon
Herb
Annual
Vascular
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First reported new to Alabama by Barger et al (2019) based on collections from the same location Montgomery County.
Not Native
Barger, T.W., A. Cressler, B. Finzel, A. Highland, W.M. Knapp, F. Nation, A.R. Schotz, D.D. Spaulding, and C.T. Taylor. New and noteworthy vascular plants records for Alabama. Phytoneuron 2019-16: 1-7.|||Chomicki, G., and S.S. Renner. 2015. Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: another example of museomics. New Phytologist 205: 526-532.
Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5877247>Citrullus amarus Schrader, Enum. Pl. Afr. Austral. 2: 279. 1836.</a>
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Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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