Cucurbitaceae

Cutleaf bur cucumber

Sicyos laciniatus L.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Sicyos

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Cutleaf bur cucumber: Sicyos laciniatus in lower Rocky Canyon, about 0.7 miles upstream from Sapillo Creek, west side of the Black Range, Grant County, New Mexico, 21 Sep 2013. — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Cutleaf bur cucumber, Streamside bur cucumber

Synonyms

Sicyos ampelophyllus Wooton & Standl.
Sicyos bourgaeanus Naudin
Sicyos laciniatus var. subinteger Cogn.
Sicyos parvifolius A.Gray ex Naudin
Sicyos vitifolius Willd.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.