Cucumis melo (weed)

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Cucumis melo var. dudaim (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University
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Cucumis melo (weed) L. - (smellmelon)

Melon (Cucumis melo) is widely grown as as fruit, vegetable and sometimes also as an ornamental. Two varieties have been reported as weeds:
Cucumis melo var. dudaim (smellmelon) as a weed of cotton, soybean and other crops in some parts of North America,
Cucumis melo var. agrestis (wild melon) as a weed in parts of Asia.