NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Cucurbita palmata

Coyote-melon; Coyote Gourd

A member of the Cucurbitaceae, the Gourd Family

Foliage of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Foliage.
Kingman: Along Andy Devine Avenue west between
Johnson Avenue and Fairgrounds Boulevard at 3500 feet elevation.

10 August 2008.

 

Foliage of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Leafy stems with tape measure for scale.
Same plant as in prior image.

10 August 2008.

 

Leaf detail of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Leaf detail.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Flower bud of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Flower bud.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Shrivelled flower of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Shrivelled flower.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Immature fruit of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Immature fruit.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Immature fruit of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Immature fruit in detail.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Immature stems and tendrils of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Immature growing stems of vine with tendrils.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Stem detail with tendril of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Stem detail with tendril.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Stems of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Trailing stems of vine.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Habit of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Habit.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.

 

Habitat of Cucurbita palmata, Kingman, Arizona.

Habitat in low area along roadside, at lower center of image.
Same plant as in prior images.

10 August 2008.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 10 August 2008; revised 11 April 2009.

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