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Kedrostis crassirostrata, Hooked Kedrostis

Kedrostis crassirostrata

Hooked Kedrostis
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Origin: Africa
Plant with caudexGroundcover and low-growing 2ft plantVine or creeper plantFull sunModerate waterYellow, orange flowers

Summer grower, climbing wild cucumber with spherical caudex and dark green palm-like leaves. Locally it is eaten as "spinach".


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