Ecballium elaterium
PlantsFamily: Cucurbitaceae · Genus: Ecballium
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Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber. Its unusual common name derives from the ripe fruit squirting a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds as a means of seed dispersal, an example of rapid plant movement.
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Growing details and traits for Ecballium elaterium in the Library.
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