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Tag: pumpkin vine

It Stinks!: Weed of Wednesday

by exploreorcaJuly 22, 2020

Just a few short days ago this plant "volunteered" near our front door.  I saw this first 2 leaves, the cotyledon leaves, knew what they were, and dallied.  It took just a few days for lots more leaves to emerge…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Treasure Shores Pak balsampear, Momordica charantia, pumpkin vine, stink vine, wild balsam apple

Peculiar Pumpkin Vine

by exploreorcaOctober 31, 20151 Comment

Sone volunteers call this plant pumpkin vine (Momordica charantia) for obvious reasons. Balsam apple and balsam pear are other names for this weedy vine that was added to Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council invasive plant list in 2013. It is…

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Invasive pest plant balsam apple, balsam pear, Momordica charantia, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, pumpkin vine, Pychotria nervosa, wild coffee

Pumpkin vine ?

by exploreorcaOctober 31, 2013September 22, 2018

Some volunteers have dubbed this smelly vine, pumpkin vine, based on its orange, warty fruits.  Wild balsam apple (Momordica charantia) is another name for this weedy exotic invasive pest plant. Inside this orange fruit are small, jagged seeds covered in…

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Invasive pest plant, invasive pest plant balsam apple, Halloween, Momordica charantia, pumpkin vine
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