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Cucumis melo

Cantaloupe

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158812

Element CodePDCUC09030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderViolales

FamilyCucurbitaceae

GenusCucumis

Other Common Names

cantaloupe (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Backbone	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	11,466

References (2)

Bates, B.M., R.W. Robinson, and C. Jeffrey, eds. 1990. The Biology and Utilization of the Curcurbitaceae. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY. ca.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.