Cucurbita palmata (Coyote Gourd, Coyote Melon)

7/4/99 Under large stone in center of campground, Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

10/12/01 Hole-in-the-Wall campground, Mojave National Preserve

(East Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Coyote Gourd, Coyote Melon

SPECIES: Cucurbita palmata

FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/4/1999

LOCATION: Under large stone in center of campground (also seen roadside off main road leading to visitor center), Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

Native

Habit: Herbage scabrous; tendril branched +- from base. 

Leaf: 8--15 cm, palmately lobed, gray-green, main veins +- white, lobes generally 5, free +- 1/2 to petiole, terminal 3 triangular or wide-lanceolate, generally entire. 

Flower: corolla 6--8 cm, yellow. 

Fruit: 8--9 cm wide, spheric, dull green, mottled, with obscure, +- white stripes. 

Seed: 10--14 mm, white. 

Ecology: Sandy places; 

Elevation: < 1300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: SnJV, CW, SW, D; 

Distribution Outside California: Arizona, northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Apr--Sep 

eFlora Treatment Author: John M. Miller & Robert L. Schlising