Plant
Stem
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Tendrils
Leaf
- Broad, nearly circular to heart-shaped
- Shallowly toothed edges
Flower
- Separate male and female flowers on same plant
- Yellow
- Female has what appears to be small fruit below petals
Fruit
- Size varies by cultivar
- Round to oblong
- Raised netting on top of rind
- Usually bright orange flesh
- Separates from stalk when ripe
- Sometimes grooved or lobed
- Edible
