Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
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Number of Varieties
730
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside
Lower slopes, marshes, Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming