Citrullus amarus

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:CUCURBITACEAE
Species:Citrullus amarus Schrad.
Common Name:Citron Melon
Habitat:Open pasture and fields with row crops.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:First reported new to Alabama by Barger et al (2019) based on collections from the same location Montgomery County.
Status:Not Native
References:Barger, T.W., A. Cressler, B. Finzel, A. Highland, W.M. Knapp, F. Nation, A.R. Schotz, D.D. Spaulding, and C.T. Taylor. New and noteworthy vascular plants records for Alabama. Phytoneuron 2019-16: 1-7.|||Chomicki, G., and S.S. Renner. 2015. Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: another example of museomics. New Phytologist 205: 526-532.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCUCURBITACEAE - Cucumber family
Genus Citrullus
Species Citrullus amarus Schrad. - Citron Melon

Citation

Citation Citrullus amarus Schrader, Enum. Pl. Afr. Austral. 2: 279. 1836.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Montgomery

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
ALNHS00005440 Montgomery 28 JUL 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3216		 ALNHS
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
ALNHS00004795 Montgomery 07 Nov 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1600		 ALNHS
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
ALNHS00005443 Montgomery 28 JUL 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3216		 ALNHS
Citrullus amarus Schrad.
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