Paddy melon

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Paddy melon is a common name for two species of plants in the melon family which are invasive in Australia:{{Cite journal |date=May 1958 |title=Weeds of Western Australia - Paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus Naud.) |url=https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2051&context=journal_agriculture3 |journal=Journal of Department of Agriculture |volume=8 |issue=Western Australia, Series 3 |pages=321-323}}

• Citrullus lanatus, a sprawling plant with fruits much larger than a golf ball, a weedy form of the cultivated watermelon
• Cucumis myriocarpus, a sprawling plant with fruits smaller than a golf ball. Cucumis myriocarpus, is a summer weed belonging to the cucurbit family, is an annual plant that commonly invades fallow fields and pastures. Its presence leads to a decrease in moisture levels available for winter cereal crops, resulting in diminished crop yields and lower pasture quality.{{Cite journal |last=Shaik |first=Razia S. |last2=Burrows |first2=Geoffrey E. |last3=Urwin |first3=Nigel A. R. |last4=Gopurenko |first4=David |last5=Lepschi |first5=Brendan J. |last6=Weston |first6=Leslie A. |date=2017-02-01 |title=The biology and management of prickly paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus L.), an important summer annual weed in Australia |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219416302824 |journal=Crop Protection |volume=92 |pages=29–40 |doi=10.1016/j.cropro.2016.10.005 |issn=0261-2194|url-access=subscription }}