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Echinocystis labata
At first glance, it looked like a cocoon, however, there were about 20 of them on this particular plant and inside empty "pod". Very interesting along an old canal at the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Canal, waterway, Bethlehem Steel Co. (park/woodlands) within city limits
Spotted on Jan 8, 2011
Submitted on Jan 9, 2012
6 Comments
this would be a great addition to the Seed and Seed Pods mission. Please consider joining!
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Great photos Carol. Love these pods.
New ID Wild Cucumber seed pods. Thanks so much j(i)prat001.
Thanks so much! I was wondering how I ever was going to ID this. But it is so unique.
i know wild cucumber (or Echinocystis lobata) has a seed pod like that
spooky...