CUCURBITA PALMATA
Author:
Sereno Watson, 1876
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Watson, S. (1876). In: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 137.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
3 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cucurbita californica, Torr. ex S.Watson
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was described by Sereno Watson in 1876. Its from the south-western part of USA and north-west Mexico. It preferring grit, little water and some sun. The caudex will grow to ten centimetres, the vines three meters. It can only be reproduced by seeds, it seems. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name from Latin; cucumis; 'gourd'.
The species name p almata means "Lobed like a hand". Fruit-photo from: Southern California Wildflowers.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Grit
Water
Minimum
Sun
Medium
