Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Echinopepon wrightii (Wid Balsam-apple)
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Habitat: canyons,washes,mountains
Life Form: vine,non-woody,forb,annual Leaf Description: alternate simple entire cordate Flower Color: white or whitish Flowering Period: summer Spines: spiny fruits Family: Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) Abundance: rare Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 12. Eudicots: Campanulaceae to Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2015-21: 1-39. Published 30 March 2015. ISSN 2153 733X page 32 (4.4 MB pdf) |
Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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