Synonyms: Melothria microcarpa, Melothria nashii, Melothria pendula var. aspera.
Once considered extremely rare and endangered in Maryland, with only four known populations. In recent years, botanists and plant enthusiasts across the state, have discovered enough populations of Creeping Cucumber to have the species de-listed from the Maryland Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species List! Christopher Frye, the Maryland State Botanist states, "Brown and Brown (Herbaceous Plants of Maryland, 1984) indicate that Melothria pendula is adventive; however, Broome et al. (Huntia, v. 7, 1987, p. 83) state that pre-1690 specimens are present in the British Museum of Natural History and that the species was rediscovered, nearly three centuries later as a “weed” on the University of Maryland campus in the 1970’s." The University of Maryland plant is still thriving!
There are 55 records in the project database.
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