Cyclanthera dissecta (Cutleaf Cyclanthera)

Family

CUCURBITACEAE

Synonyms

CYMOPTERUS SESSILIFLORUS

Common Name

Cutleaf Cyclanthera

Agency Status
USFWS	State of NM	USFS	BLM	Navajo Nation	State Rank	Global Rank	R-E-D Code	NMRPTC Status	Strategy Status
					S3?	G5		D

Description

Annual; stems glabrous, climbing with simple or branched tendrils; leaves bright green, usually 3-7 foliate; staminate flowers in peduncled clusters; flowering in September and October.

Distribution

In New Mexico this species has been recorded in Hidalgo County. However, it is very wide spread in the southwestern and southcentral U.S. from Kansas to Louisiana and Texas; southern Arizona and into Northern Mexico.

Habitat

Streams, often in rocky areas; 4,000-5,000 feet.

Important Literature

Hooker. 1841. Jour. Bot. 3:280.

Information Compiled By

Mike Eisenfeld 1998

For distribution maps and more information, visit Natural Heritage New Mexico