Sicyos glaber Wooton

A vining, small-flowered cucurbitacid distinguished from other members of the genus by its glabrescent fruits. In New Mexico it is limited to the Organ Mountains.

Plant habit along the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 24 Sep 2005.



Staminate flowers at Aguirre Springs, 24 Sep 2005.



Fruits & staminate inflorescence at Aguirre Springs, 24 Sep 2005.



Plant habit below the waterfall in Bar Canyon, southwest side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 14 Sep 2013.



Staminate flowers below the waterfall in Bar Canyon, 14 Sep 2013.

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