Paddy melon
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Cucumis myriocarpus E. Mey. ex Naud. |
The paddy melon, Cucumis myriocarpus, is a prostrate or climbing annual herb native to southern Africa. It has round spiky fruit; the fruit and foliage are toxic
The melon is a weed in California, where it may also be know as the gooseberry gourd, and Australia.