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Hello,I was at the Arboretum with my grandson (5) and he discovered a green with fuzz seed pod that was on the vine on the ground in a wet area (the...
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A seed pod and a bug #153748
Asked September 21, 2013, 9:16 PM EDT
Hello,
I was at the Arboretum with my grandson (5) and he discovered a green with fuzz seed pod that was on the vine on the ground in a wet area (there were cattails around). The leaf was about the size of maple leaf and has points on it (I think 3) Do you know what this is? See photos: Pod on 5 yr hand, Pod on vine and Pod with seeds showing.
Thank you,
Nancy Westby
I was at the Arboretum with my grandson (5) and he discovered a green with fuzz seed pod that was on the vine on the ground in a wet area (there were cattails around). The leaf was about the size of maple leaf and has points on it (I think 3) Do you know what this is? See photos: Pod on 5 yr hand, Pod on vine and Pod with seeds showing.
Thank you,
Nancy Westby
Carver County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for sending us excellent photos of the wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) that you spotted at the MN Landscape Arboretum. Here is more information on it. http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h524cuke-wild-bur.html
http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-cucumber
http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/wild-cucumber
