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Cucumis sativus

Family: cucurbitaceae
Common name(s): cucumber
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~5 - 11

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Cucumis sativus

• BBC Gardening: Cucumis sativus 'Petita' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)
• Climbers - Information page with most botanical details for this climbing species of the eastern US. (5 photos)
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments.
• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-11) (3 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (65 varieties in database) (18 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (1 photo)
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-11) (13 photos)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information