Basella alba L.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA [CULTIVATED]
Basella alba L.
Basellaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2010 Malabar spinach
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 40.13422° N.Lat.;
088.28027° W.Long. T. 19N, R. 8E, SW 1/4 NE 1/4
Sect. 3. Eddie Albert Gardens, Dodds Park, Parkland
Way, between Mattis Avenue and Parkland College,
Champaign; at south side of municipal water facility.
Rising, IL 7.5 min. quadrangle. Elevation 748 feet.
Coordinate datum WGS84/NAD83.
In garden, planted. Flowers pink; fruit green, maturing
black; very fleshy succulent vine to 1.5 meters long on
fencing in garden; stems shiny maroon. Grown from
commercial seeds.
Steven R. Hill 38572
04209847