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Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula): Invasive Vine with Tiny Watermelon Fruit

The vine with 1-inch "watermelon" fruits and 1-inch leaves is creeping cucumber (Melothria pendula). Unlike true watermelon, it's perennial and regrows from roots yearly.

Control

Spray glyphosate on foliage away from desirable plants.
Or persistently pull vines from shrubs and soil—control takes a year or more.

Warning: Fruit may have a strong laxative effect; do not eat.

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