Thladiantha dubia
Species of flowering plant
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Thladiantha dubia, the Manchu tubergourd,[1] goldencreeper, wild potato, red hailstone[2], or (French) thladianthe douteuse, is a herbaceous perennial climbing vine of the gourd family.[3] It is native to Russia, northern China, and Korea, but has been introduced to Japan,[3] southeast Europe (Austria, Romania, Germany),[citation needed] the Galapagos Islands, and scattered locations in North America (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin).[4][5][6] It is occasionally grown as a medicinal plant, or as an ornamental in North America (the US and Canada).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Thladiantha |
| Species: | T. dubia |
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Like other members of the genus, it is dioecious.[7] It grows from a tuber and spreads vegetatively by sending out underground rhizomes that produce new tubers.[5]
