Cucumis melo L.
![Locations ofCucumis melo L. in Virginia](img/plants/maps/Cucumis_melo_727.png?c=1722059365)
Detail
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Botanical Name
- Cucumis melo L.
- Common Name
- Cantaloupe
- Synonym(s)
- Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupo Seringe; Cucumis melo L. var. inodorus Jacq.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Cucumis melo L. var. cantalupo Seringe
- Comments
- An occasional escape; not persisting but appearing repeatedly as a spontaneous waif. As broadly treated here, includes C. melo var. cantalupo (cantalope), C. melo var. inodorus (honeydew melon), and possibly other cultivars.
- Habitat
- Disturbed alluvial habitats and waste ground, especially in sandy soils.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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