Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Cucumis sativus
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Continent
- Asia
- Habitat
- Fields, Gardens
- Form
- Climber
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- A cucumber is about 95 percent water.
- People have grown it for thousands of years, starting in southern Asia.
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- Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
- Common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
- Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q23425 · All plants · All entries