Cucurbitaceae
African horned cucumber
Cucumis metuliferus
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- African horned cucumber
Synonyms
- Cucumis tinneanus Kotschy & Peyr.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Simon Tonge, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: INRA DIST from France, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Manuel R Popp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shedron Mukhumo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Rady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.