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Snake vine

Cucumis argenteus

Snake vine
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0
Family
Cucurbitaceae (Gourd family)
Grows as
Climber
Native range
N. & C. Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Cucumis argenteus commonly known as snake vine, is a flowering vine in the family Cucurbitaceae. It has yellow flowers, red berries, variable leaves and grows in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Where it grows

Snake vine grows near sand dunes and sometimes in wet culverts near roadsides in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Cucumis plants

Small Wild Cucumber · Pea Pumpkin · West Indian gherkin · Rough Cucumber · Hedgehog gourd · Cucumis · Aardvark Cucumber · Cucumis hystrix · Madras Pea Pumpkin · Cantaloupe · Armenian cucumber · Melon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cucumis argenteus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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