Kedrostis crassirostrata (Hooked Kedrostis)

Kedrostis crassirostrata, Hooked Kedrostis

Botanical name: Kedrostis crassirostrata

Common name: 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".


Similar plants: Kedrostis crassirostrata (Hooked Kedrostis)



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