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Wild Cucumber, Psiguria

The Wild Cucumber (Psiguria) is a climbing vine found from southern Mexico and the Antilles to Bolivia. They have showy red, orange or pink flowers, which are a favorite of Heliconius butterflies. The fruit produced are pale yellow to green in color and can contain many seeds.

 

www.pwbelg.clara.net/psiguria/index.html

 

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Uploaded on September 22, 2011
Taken on December 9, 2009