Family

Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family

Form

Annual or perennial herbaceous vine

Range

Southern California, southern Nevada, western Arizona, northern Baja California and Sonora, Mexico

Habitat

Sandy places below 4,000 feet elevation; Creosote Bush Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Living Desert Location

Coyote Exhibit

Factoid

The three inch wide flowers open before dawn and wilt by late morning.