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Species profile—Cucumis metuliferus (prickly cucumber)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Cucurbitaceae → Cucumis metuliferus (prickly cucumber)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Scientific name
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin
Common name
prickly cucumber
WildNet taxon ID
10569
Alternate name(s)
African horned cucumber
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=10569

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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