Smellmelon

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WildFlower

Lion

I don't think this is Cucurbita foetidissima. The leaves and stems are not the same.
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/plants/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita%20foetidissima.htm
http://www.arizonensis.org/sycamore/nature/flora/cucurbita_foetidissima.html
http://climbers.lsa.umich.edu/?p=258
I'm not sure what this is - there are different varieties of either Cucurbita sp. or Cucumis sp. Posted 9 years ago

Kathy Detweiler

Bull Frog

I had several naturalist confirm before I posted. INatualist is what I post to.
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/ethnobot/images/cucurbitabg.html Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, this is the same species as the links I have posted above but it is not the same as the one on your photo. Cucurbita foetidissima has roughly triangular leaves, almost leathery with hairs on the surface, gray-green. These leaves are neither triangular nor hairy of gray they are bright green. Also the fruits of Cucurbita foetidissima are round while these are rather elliptic.
  http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Cucurbita_foetidissima_page.html
  I only see your own ID suggestion and it is wrong. It doesn't look like the other photos of Cucurbita foetidissima at INatualist either.
  http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3926225
  http://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_name=Cucurbita%20foetidissima Posted 9 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I think this is a variety of Cucumis melo, maybe chito or dudaim.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1958012/mango-melon-or-vine-peach
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/289050/
http://src.sfasu.edu/~jvk/PineywoodsPlants/Eudicotyledons/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbitaceae.html
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-lifeform=any&rel-taxon=equals&where-taxon=Cucumis+melo+var.+dudaim Posted 9 years ago

Kathy Detweiler

Bull Frog

Thank you for your help. I think you are right. We have had several cotton fields around us and this is a problem weed for cotton. Posted 9 years ago

The Muskmelon

Muskmelon is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth-skinned varieties such as honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars . The Armenian cucumber is also a variety of muskmelon, but its shape, taste, and culinary uses more closely resemble those of a cucumber. The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in wild cabbage, though morphological variation is not as extensive. It is a fruit of a type called.. more

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Species identified by Kathy Detweiler