Common Names
Common Names in English:
Blueeyedgrass, Bur Cucumber, Bur-Cucumber, Burcucumber, One-Seed Bur-Cucumber, One-Seeded Bur Cucumber, One-Seeded Bur Cucumber Sicyos Angulatus, Oneseed Burr Cucumber, Star Cucumber, Wall Bur Cucumber
Description
Family Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae are mostly prostrate or climbing herbaceous annuals comprising about 90 genera and 700 species that are further characterized by commonly having 5-angled stems and coiled tendrils . The leaves are alternate and usually palmately 5-lobed or divided ; stipules are absent. The flowers are actinomorphic and nearly always unisexual . The perianth has a short to prolonged epigynous zone that bears a calyx of 3-6 segments or lobes and 3-6 petals or more frequently a 3-6-lobed sympetalous corolla. The androecium is highly variable, consisting of basically 5 distinct to completely connate stamens that frequently are twisted, folded or reduced in number. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2-5 carpels, generally with one style and as many style branches or major stigma lobes as carpels, and an inferior ovary with one locule and usually numerous ovules on 2-5 parietal placentae or 3 locules with numerous ovules on axile placentae. The fruit is a type of berry called a pepo . -- Gerald Carr.
Physical Description
Habit: Vine , Forb/herb
Flowers: Bloom Period: July, August, September. • Flower Color: pale green
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 36-48" tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,181 meters (0 to 3,875 feet).Mean = 250.530 meters (821.949 feet), Standard Deviation = 170.760 based on 773 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Growth
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Dilleniidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Violanae
()
- R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Cucurbitales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Cucurbitaceae
()
- Durande, 1782, Nom. Cons.
- Cucumber Family
- Subfamily:
Cucurbitoideae
()
- Subfamily:
Cucurbitoideae
(
- Family:
Cucurbitaceae
(
- Order:
Cucurbitales
(
- Superorder:
Violanae
(
- Subclass:
Dilleniidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication
: Sp.
pl. 2:1013. 1753 "angulata"
Name verified on 27-Apr-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-Jan-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sicyos
There are approximately 135 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
S. acariaeanthus · S. acerifolius · S. aculeatus · S. acutus · S. alba · S. albus (White Burr Cucumber) · S. ampelophyllus (Streamside Burr Cucumber) · S. andreanus · S. angulata · S. angulatus (Blueeyedgrass) · S. angulatus f. ohtanus · S. anunu (Lava Burr Cucumber) · S. australis · S. baderoa · S. baderoa var. ambrosianus · S. barbatus · S. bogotensis · S. bourgaeana · S. bourgaeanus · S. bryoniifolia · S. bryoniifolius · S. bryoniifolius var. ambrosiana · S. bulbosus · S. chaetocephalus · S. chirequensis · S. chiriquensis · S. collinus (Hillside Burr Cucumber) · S. cordifolius · S. cucumerinus (Gray's Burr Cucumber) · S. davilae · S. debilis · S. depauperatus · S. deppei · S. dieterleae · S. echinocystoides · S. edulis · S. eremocarpus · S. erostratus (Kealia Gulch Burr Cucumber) · S. erostratus var. kealiaensis · S. erostratus var. paucipilosus · S. fauriei · S. fretensis · S. fusiformis · S. galeottii · S. garcini · S. glaber (Smooth Burr Cucumber) · S. glandulosus · S. glaziovii · S. gracillimus · S. guatemalensis · S. gunnii · S. gymnacanthus · S. hederifolia · S. hederifolius · S. helleri · S. herbstii (Herbst's Burr Cucumber) · S. hillebrandii (Maui Burr Cucumber) · S. hillebrandii var. douglasii · S. hillebrandii var. lanaiensis · S. hispidus (Pricklyfruit Burr Cucumber) · S. ignarus · S. kaalaensis · S. kawelaensis · S. kunthii · S. kuntzei · S. kuntzii · S. laciniata · S. laciniatus (Cut-Leaf Burr-Cucumber) · S. laevis · S. lanceoloideus · S. lasiocephalus (Hualalai Burr Cucumber) · S. lirae · S. lobatus · S. longisepalus · S. longisetosus · S. macrocarpus · S. macrophyllus (Alpine Burr Cucumber) · S. malvifolius · S. martii · S. maximowiczii (Puaokama) · S. mcvaughii · S. micrcarpus · S. microcarpus kanepuuensis · S. microcarpus subsp. kanepuuensis · S. microcarpus subsp. lanaiensis · S. microcarpus subsp. laysanensis · S. microcarpus subsp. puberulus · S. microcarpus var. forbesii · S. microcarpus var. kalaupapaensis · S. microcarpus var. kealiaensis · S. microcarpus var. kilaueaensis · S. microcarpus var. koloaensis · S. microcarpus var. oniniensis · S. microcarpus var. paneensis · S. microcarpus var. trilobata · S. microphylla · S. microphyllus (Burr Cucumber) · S. minimus · S. montanus · S. motozintlensis
Bibliography
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 14 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- Bundesamt für Naturschutz / Zentralstelle für Phytodiversität Deutschland, Bundesamt fuer Naturschutz / Zentralstelle fuer Phytodiversitaet Deutschland
- Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
- Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University Herbaria
- National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Herbarium Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
- The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Bioblitz
- Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2648197
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-22402
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13741856
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54570-3
- GRIN Nomen Number: 316826
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 22402
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 293929-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SIAN
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 62446
