Status: Native
Synonyms:
Echinocystis wrightii (Gray) Cogniaux
Elaterium wrightii Gray
Echinopepon wrightii is a viney herb with long tendrils. The small white flowers occur in racemes. The spiny capsules are 2-3cm long. The leaves are palmately divided. Echinopepon wrightii is found climbing over trees and shrubs in the Pinon-Juniper Woodland areas of middle elevation.
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Echinopepon wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, & Carey Anne Lafferty, Black Range, McKnight Road, Oct. 4, 2008
Echinopepon wrightii, raceme, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, & Carey Anne Lafferty, Black Range, McKnight Road, Oct. 4, 2008
Echinopepon wrightii, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, & Carey Anne Lafferty, Black Range, McKnight Road, Oct. 4, 2008
Echinopepon wrightii, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, & Carey Anne Lafferty, Black Range, McKnight Road, Oct. 4, 2008
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