Melothria pendula, creeping cucumber

It’s related to the cucamelon (M scabra) and is also a perennial. Pictured fruits are ripe. When they turn darker green they are no longer edible and when they are black, are stinky and work like ipecac.

Please let me know if you want seeds to this when I pass out native edible seeds this fall. More in AltText.

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