Ecballium elaterium
Momordique
Squirting Cucumber
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 16-20 mm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
| Leaf type | Deltate, Cordate |
| Height | 20-40 cm |
Description
The fruit when ripe, bursts open, dispersing grains covered in a sticky substance to 2 m or more.
On waste and fallow land, sandy and stony ground, old walls and grassy places.
Flowers
Flower pale yellow, 5 pointed petals. Each petal has green stripes.
Leaves
Cordate heart-shaped, Deltate triangular leaf with stem on one side. Heart-shaped to triangular, undulated, hairy, rough and long-stalked.
Fruits Seeds
Pod: oblong, bristly, green turning yellow with age, up to 5 cm long.
Medical
Fruit: once used internally for oedema associated with kidney complaints, also for rheumatism; externally for sinusitis and painful joints.
How to use this page
• Click or touch the large image to see and scroll the images against a dark background.
• Click the "Go back" button to return to your plant search or filtered selection.
• Click on the Category or Plant family above to list plants in the same category or family.
• Click "Wild Plants" (or the website title) at the top of the page to start again.