Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Diothonea, Auliza
Number of Varieties
31000
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Forests, Subtropical climates, Terrestrial, Tropical regions, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-811-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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
H1, H2
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming