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| leaf--is this leaf simple or compound? what kind of venation is present? | leaf, tendrils (what habit must this plant be?), and fruit |
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| mature fruits in Fall (the leaves are gone)--this is an extensive vine! | young fruits |
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| fruit -- a pepo | flower again, highlighting the pubescence on the petals. Also, notice the twisting tendrils at the node above the flower. |
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| tendrils again--Ibervillea lindheimeri has long tendrils! | a characteristic of plants in Cucurbitaceae is tendrils that arise lateral to the leaves distinguishing them from Passifloraceae (tendrils arising from leaf axils) and Vitaceae (tendrils arising opposite the leaves) |
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| the ovaries of Ibervillea lindheimeri flowers mature into the small red pepos shown in the previous photos | the tendrils begin as straight appendages reaching out away from the plant; once they touch a potential host support, they curl around the support as a result of a physiological process called thigmatropism |
