Echinocyptis lobata ~ wild cucumber

great photo

Nice pic.

Ha now I know what it is.......

Looks viscious!

That's why I said it looked Goth, Tg...viscious as in Sid and Nancy! lol...or what was that 80's horror flick with the pin head? lol...

Me too Milky...:>)

Great photo, Lori. Is it as prickly as it looks?

no the spines are quite soft really... I seem to remember that spines serve a water retaining purpose in some plants...I think that's the case here...and perhaps to a lesser degree a deterent for insects or small animals who might otherwise try tasting it!

I've never seen anything like that ... A very nice picture

Thank you Autumn...It's another wonder of nature!!