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Chayote (Sechium edule)

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Sechium Edule, or more commonly know as Chayote, is a vine forb/herb of the genus Sechium. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Sechium Edule or Chayote's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Hawaii and Louisiana.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Sechium
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • Order: Violales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Vine Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: NI
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 2(NI) C(NI*)


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