Cucumis sativus
About
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and seedless. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been created. In North America, the term "wild cucumber" refers to plants in the genera Echinocystis and Marah, but these are not closely related. The cucumber is originally from South Asia, but...
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
How to use it
Cucumbers are primarily used as culinary vegetables, often enjoyed fresh in salads or pickled for preservation. They can also be used in beverages for a refreshing twist.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cucumis sativus
- Slug
- cucumis-sativus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
- Species
- sativus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 40
Generated sections & citations
summaryinaturalist
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis sativus
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis sativus
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis sativus
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber