Cucurbitaceae

Alpine bur cucumber

Sicyos macrophyllus A.Gray

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Sicyos

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Alpine bur cucumber: Sicyos macrophyllus (leaves). Location: Hawaii, Puu Mali — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Alpine bur cucumber

Synonyms

Sicyocarya beccifer H.St.John
Sicyocarya cruralis H.St.John
Sicyocarya hawaiiensis H.St.John
Sicyocarya kilaueaensis H.St.John
Sicyocarya kipahuluensis H.St.John
Sicyocarya konaensis H.St.John
Sicyocarya macrophylla (A.Gray) H.St.John
Sicyocarya puberula H.St.John
Sicyocarya rockii H.St.John

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 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, 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.