Perhaps you've noticed the masses of white flowers of the wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) climbing shrubs and trees or branching out over the tops of grasses and plants in fields and meadows. Close inspection reveals dramatic tendrils and large spiky green seed pods. The pods may smell and taste like cucumber, but they are not edible. Gardeners may consider them weeds, but I think of them as late summer's necklace.
