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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Begonias, Gourds, and Allies
  6. Gourd Family
  7. Luffas
  8. Sponge Gourd

species 6,118 observations

Sponge Gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Status
introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

7 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cucumber Moth, Velvet Armyworm Moth, Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, Fire-flag Plume Moth 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Broad Mite 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Spotted Cucumber Beetle 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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