Wild Cucumber

Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray - Cucumber family

Size

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Wild Cucumber: Diaphania hyalinata

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.