Cucumis dipsaceus

Botanical Description

Hedgehog cucumber is a fibrous-rooted annual plant producing stems up to 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 648 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 51 Publication Author Acevedo-Rodríguez P. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington. Year 2005 ISBN Description A treatment of the climbing plants of Puerto Rico. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicine. It is sold in local markets[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].