Sicyos collinus
Bur Cucumber
Sicyos angulatus
L. Species
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- Botanical name
- Sicyos angulatus
- Also known as
- Angled Burr Cucumber, Bur Cucumber, Bur-Cucumber, Burr Cucumber, Nimble-Kate, One-Seed Burr Cucumber, One-Seed Star Cucumber, Oneseed Bur Cucumber, Oneseed Burr Cucumber, Star Cucumber, Wall Bur Cucumber, Wall Burr Cucumber
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Sicyos
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Bur Cucumber
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Sicyos angulatus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Elaterium trifoliatum
Micrampelis echinata
Sicyoides angulata
Sicyos acutus
Sicyos schimperi
Others in Sicyos
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