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General Information | |
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Symbol: | CILAL |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Duration: |
Annual |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb Vine |
Native Status: |
L48 I VI I |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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CICI2 | Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst., nom. inval. | |
CICOL2 | Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai |
watermelon
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CIVU3 | Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. | |
COCI2 | Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze | |
CUCI | Cucubertia citrullus L. | |
MOLA7 | Momordica lanata Thunb. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Dilleniidae |
Order | Violales |
Family | Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family |
Genus | Citrullus Schrad. – watermelon |
Species | Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai – watermelon |
Variety | Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus – watermelon |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
wild watermelon
This plant 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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SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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