Cucurbitaceae
Hedgehog cucumber
Cucumis dipsaceus
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 刺猬黄瓜
- English
- Hedgehog cucumber, Hedgehog gourd, Teasel gourd, Wild cucumber, Wild horned melon, Arabian cucumber
- Swedish
- Igelkottsgurka
Synonyms
- Cucumis dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Momordica dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jimseng jimseng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: HENRY NJUGUNA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: HENRY NJUGUNA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: HENRY NJUGUNA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.