Burcucumber Is a summer annual broadleaf weed
that is related to the common garden cucumber. It is
characterized by its pentagon-shaped leaves, long
vines, and spiny seed clusters. It causes lots of prob
lems for corn growers.
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David T. Messersmith
Penn State
Department of
Agronomy
Burcucumber is becoming a
serious weed problem for Pen
nsylvania producers.
Originally found along
streambanks and other damp,
shady areas, burcucumber is
beginning to aggressively
invade river bottom and upland
fields across the Northeast
In Pennsylvania, burcucum
ber is most common in the
southeast but is also found in
scattered patches throughout
the state.
Burcucumber is a summer
annual broadleaf weed that is
related to the common garden
cucumber. It is characterized by
its pentagon-shaped leaves,
long vines, and spiny seed clus
ters. The individual seeds are
flattened, 1/16 inch long, 1/32
inch wide (similar to a water
melon seed in size), and have a
hard seed coat.
The hard seed coat com
butes to the prolonged seed dor
mancy observed with burcu-
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