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Acanthosicyos horridus

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Acanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that is endemic to the Namib desert. In English it is known as Nara, butter-nuts, or butterpips; in one of the Khoisan languages it is locally called ǃnaras or ǃnara.

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Family: Cucurbitaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by: Seed

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Name: Acanthosicyos horridus
Slug: acanthosicyos-horridus
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Acanthosicyos
Species: horridus
Wikidata QID: Q1707437
Propagule type: seed
Container suitable: No
Indoor suitable: No
OSSI pledged: No
Hazard level: 1
Data completeness: 43

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