genus
Bur Cucumbers
Sicyos
Field notes
Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Members of the genus may be known as burr cucumbers, but the genus includes Sicyos edulis which is the christophine or chayote.
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- Oneseed Bur Cucumber native
- Chayote present
- Sicyos baderoa
- Sicyos microphyllus
- Cutleaf Bur Cucumber
- Sicyos pachycarpus native
- Burless Bur-cucumber
- Sicyos macrophyllus native
- 'Anunu native
- Hualalai Burr Cucumber native
- Sicyos maximowiczii native
- Sicyos albus native
- Kauai Bur Cucumber native
- Sicyos cucumerinus native
- Sicyos herbstii native
- Sicyos waimanaloensis native
- Sicyos erostratus native
- Sicyos parviflorus
- Pricklyfruit Burr Cucumber native
- Sicyos collinus
- Sicyos semitonsus
- Maui Burr Cucumber
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bur cucumbers All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Oneseed Bur Cucumber
Sicyos angulatus
food
2
flowers
39
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Sicyos pachycarpus
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'Anunu
Sicyos anunu
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Sicyos macrophyllus
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Hualalai Burr Cucumber
Sicyos lasiocephalus
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Sicyos albus
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Kauai Bur Cucumber
Sicyos lanceoloideus
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Sicyos cucumerinus
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Sicyos herbstii
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Sicyos waimanaloensis
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Sicyos erostratus
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Pricklyfruit Burr Cucumber
Sicyos hispidus