Echinocystis lobata

Description:

Leaves: Stem leaves alternate, palmately 5-lobed, stalked, the stalks up to 15 cm long, short rough-hairy, heart-shaped at the base with the mostly triangular lobes remotely callous-toothed. Flowers: Inflorescence of axillary panicles; perianth bell-shaped with flaring lobes, greenish-white; corolla lobes spreading, narrowly lanceolate, usually 3-6 mm long, 1 mm wide.

Habitat:

Moist meadows and thickets in the lowland and steppe zones; rare in SW and SC BC; introduced from E North America.