



Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers are long, green vegetables that grow on vines. They are crunchy and refreshing to eat, often used in salads or pickles.
Hábitat: Gardens
The Cucumber plant has large, broad, lobed leaves and produces yellow, bell-shaped flowers. Its famous fruit is typically long, cylindrical, and green with smooth or spiny skin, sometimes striped or mottled in lighter green.




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Cucumbers can be grown in outer space! Astronauts have successfully cultivated them on the International Space Station.
Did you know a cucumber is technically a fruit, not a vegetable, because it grows from a flower and contains seeds?
The skin of a cucumber is packed with nutrients, so it's best to eat them unpeeled!
The world's longest cucumber ever grown measured over 1 meter long – longer than many kids are tall!
Cucumber has special curly tendrils that help its long vines climb up fences and trellises to reach sunlight.
Cucumber can produce fruits with over 95% water, helping itself and those who eat it stay hydrated in warm weather.
Some cucumber varieties have tiny spines or bumps on their fruit, which can deter hungry animals from taking a bite.
Apis mellifera
Transfers pollen between cucumber flowers
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Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Larvae feed on roots, adults eat leaves and fruit
Aphis gossypii
Feeds on cucumber plant sap, weakening it
Las plantas frutales producen frutos, que son los ovarios maduros de las plantas con flores que contienen semillas.
Este rasgo de uso humano describe las especies cultivadas o domesticadas por los humanos con fines agrícolas, incluyendo cultivos y ganado.
Las plantas comestibles son aquellas partes de una planta que se consideran seguras para el consumo humano.
Las plantas de crecimiento rápido exhiben tasas de crecimiento aceleradas, aumentando rápidamente de tamaño y biomasa en un corto período de tiempo.
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Always wash cucumbers before eating to remove any dirt or chemicals.
150-300 cm
60-180 cm
2-4 cm
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