Echinocystis lobata (Michaux) Torrey & A. Gray. Wild Balsam-apple, Wild-cucumber. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Bottomland forests and thickets. Dist: NB west to SK, south to nw. NC, GA (?), OK, and NM.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = C, F, FNA6, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WV; = Micrampelis lobata (Michx.) Greene – S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
• Great Plains: FAC
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily: 5