Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray, wild cucumber, concombre grimpant
An annual native herb that is occasionally cultivated. A climbing vine that clings to vegetation and other means of support by forked tendrils. Leaves 3 to 7 lobed. Male flowers greenish-white, in erect clusters. Female flowers produce a solitary, green, ovoid fruit with soft spines. Sporadic along rivers, streams, and in other moist habitats. Can be weedy, and even invasive.
