This introduced vine or climber is commonly known as prickly cucumber.
Cucumis metuliferus is described as a "dicot" in the Cucurbitaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Nearest record to the Fraser Coast Region on Burnett River at Goodnight.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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