Melothria pendula

Characteristics
Dicots
Cucurbitaceae
Melothria
Melothria pendula L.
Melonette; Creeping Cucumber; Guadeloupe Cucumber
vine - forb
3
**
Native AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank) G5? (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Yellow
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Berry
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
vine - forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic
Natural Area Presence
PCSF; FCFSP; LGS; DRU; GILES; GM; GRSM; LC; FG
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Petal Number
5
Placentation Type
Parietal
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Violales
Melothria
Melothria pendula L. - Melonette; Creeping Cucumber; Guadeloupe Cucumber
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Melothria pendula - 13
Melothria pendula - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 2
Melothria pendula - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 20
Melothria pendula - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 20
Melothria pendula - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 20
Melothria pendula - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 20
Melothria pendula - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 20
Melothria pendula - Milo Pyne View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 19
Melothria pendula - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 19
Melothria pendula - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Melothria pendula - 19
Melothria pendula - Theo Witsell View Full Size