Plant
- Annual
- Sprawling vine or bush habit
Stem
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Tendrils
Leaf
- Broad, nearly circular to heart-shaped
- Deeply lobed 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
- Thick rind of solid green or with white or yellow stripes
- Flesh is bright pink, red, yellow
- Large brown or black seeds
- Some cultivars seedless
- Edible flesh
