Cucumis melo L.
cantaloupe
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Images:
Cucumis melo L.
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Synonyms:
Cucumis melo L.
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CUMED |
Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud. |
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Distribution:
Cucumis melo L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON) |
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Related Taxa:
Cucumis melo L.
View
34 genera in Cucurbitaceae,
8 species in Cucumis
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Classification:
Cucumis melo L.
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Classification Report.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Cucumis melo L.
The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
Arizona: |
Cucumis melo var. dudaim |
dudaim melon, Queen Anne's melon |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
California: |
Cucumis melo var. dudaim |
dudaim melon |
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A list (noxious weeds) |
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U.S. Weed Information:
Cucumis melo L.
cantalope
Cucumis melo var. dudaim
Armenian cucumber
Dudaim melon
snake cucumber
This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Assorted authors.
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State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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SWSS |
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Introduced Information:
Cucumis melo L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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More Accounts and Images:
Cucumis melo L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22362.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Cucumis melo L.
Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System: abstract & image
Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the U.S.: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment
Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery
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