Cucurbitella asperata

Cucurbitella asperata is a species of flowering plant in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cucurbitella. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte native to southern tropical South America, ranging from Bolivia to west-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cucurbitella asperata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Cayaponia bonariensis
• Kedrostis africana
• Trochomeria hookeri
• Dactyliandra welwitschii
• Coccinia rehmannii
• Blastania cerasiformis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Cucurbitella

Species

Cucurbitella asperata

More species