IBERVILLEA TENUISECTA
Author:
John Kunkel Small, 1903
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Small. (1903). In: Fl. S. E. U. S. 1136.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35 Centimetres
Height:
3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Sicydium lindheimeri var. tenuisectum Asa Gray, 1852.
Maximowiczia lindheimeri var. tenuisecta, Cogn. 1881.
Ibervillea lindheimeri var. tenuisecta, M.C.Johnst.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by John Kunkel Small in1903. It is found in open areas of Mexico and south western U.S.A., growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 35 centimetres in diameter, the vines will crawl along the ground for three meters. The flowers are yellow with a dash of green. Ibervillea is dioecious, there are separate male and female plants.
The genera name after Pierre LeMoyne Sieur D'Iberville, 17th century explorer and settler in America. The species name means 'with thin intersections'. The flower by Patrick Alexander, Inaturalist.org.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
