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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Sicyos:

Sicyos angulatus / Arechiuri

Sicyos angulatus / Arechiuri アレチウリ

Sicyos angulatus: An annual vine native to North America, it has spread to various districts in Japan and inhabits dry riverbeds or wastelands. Leaves are concentrically shaped and shallowly cleft into 5-7 lobes. Dioecious: Axils emerge with inflorescences and sparsely set yellow-white flowers in them; male and female flowers form themselves in separate inflorescences; the male inflorescences, 10-15cm long, bear the male flowers sparsely, and the female inflorescences are short and gather together in a flower-head. Bloom time: August-September.