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Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
watermelon

   
Symbol: CILA3
Group: Dicot
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
PR    I
VI    I



Photograph of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
©Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Plant Image Collection . Puerto Rico, Naguabo, Playa Humacao.
 
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Distribution by State:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Distributional Map for Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Distribution Map Legend

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 2 species in Citrullus
Distribution of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg. .
Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum
Distribution of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf.. .
Citrullus lanatus var. citroides
watermelon
Distribution of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus. . Image Available.
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
watermelon
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Classification:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Dilleniidae
Order   Violales
Family   Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus   Citrullus Schrad. – watermelon
Species   Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai – watermelon
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
wild watermelon

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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