Cucumis sativus ‘Lemon’
Lemon cucumber
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| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Violales | A large group that takes its name from violets |
| Family | Cucurbitaceae | Squashes, melons, pumpkins, and gourds; name probably from German Kürbiskernöl, “pumpkin” |
| Genus | Cucumis | From the Greek kykyon, “cucumber” |
| Species | sativus | Means “that which is sown,” indicating the plant is a cultivated one |
Cucumis sativus ‘Lemon’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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