Ecballium
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Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber. Its unusual common name derives from the ripe
Squirting Cucumber
Leaves and flowers near Malaga
Detail of the flowers
Plant, Yenifoça, Turkey
Rapid plant movement
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Rapid plant movement encompasses movement in plant structures occurring over a very short period, usually under one second. For example, the Venus flytrap closes its trap in about 100 milliseconds. Th
Ecballium
…common name derives from the ripe fruit squirting a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds as a means of seed dispersal, an example of rapid plant movement. Ecballium elaterium is a herbaceous perennial plant with a tuberous root, usually trailing on the ground but sometimes shrubby, with bristly stems…
The Venus flytrap is one of a very small group of plants that are capable of rapid movement.