Cucurbitaceae FAMILY

Sicyos angulatus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sicyos angulatus is a Annual Climber up to 8.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to South Dakota, Kansas and Texas.

HabitatRiver banks and damp yards[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].