# Another plant ID: Florida version

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 10, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-id-florida-version/668501 "2013-09-10T15:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-id-florida-version/668501/1 "2013-09-10T15:19:29Z")

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This vine with some sort of fruit/vegetable is growing on my friend’s property. She lives approximately in the middle of Florida. Here’s a picture: [http://postimg.org/image/alhq41ikj/](http://postimg.org/image/alhq41ikj/)

Can anyone identify this?

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**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-id-florida-version/668501/2 "2013-09-10T16:09:42Z")

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I think it might be [Merremia dissecta](https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=770&q=Merremia+dissecta&oq=Merremia+dissecta&gs_l=img.12..0j0i24.1530.1530.0.5341.1.1.0.0.0.0.59.59.1.1.0....0...1ac..26.img..0.1.59.bsaCTjDUtO4#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=GZNVurIVP3HATM%3A%3BTimoo2FMnj8Y-M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wildflower.org%252Fimage_archive%252F640x480%252FRCM%252FRCM_IMG0318.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wildflower.org%252Fgallery%252Fresult.php%253Fid_image%253D31993%3B640%3B480).

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**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-id-florida-version/668501/3 "2013-09-10T17:06:39Z")

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Thanks, Crotalus! My friend agrees that’s probably it.

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**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plant-id-florida-version/668501/4 "2013-09-10T17:23:20Z")

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> [@kapri](#):
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> Thanks, Crotalus! My friend agrees that’s probably it.

I’m pretty sure that’s it, but not 100%. Thanks for including the location in your OP, and the excellent photo.