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Wild cucumber looks similar to bur cucumber, a related vine. Wild cucumber flowers generally have six petals; bur cucumber flowers have five.

• Family: Gourd (Cucurbitaceae)
• Habitat: stream banks, moist thickets and woods
• Height: vine
• Flower size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch across
• Flower color: greenish-white
• Flowering time: June to October
• Origin: native