Cucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes...

Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has common names including black seed squash, chilacayote...

Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong...

used for some cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita ficifolia, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, and Cucurbita pepo. C. pepo pumpkins are...

Cucurbita maxima, one of at least five species of cultivated squash, is one of the most diverse domesticated species. This species originated in South...

Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America. It includes cultivars known as squash or pumpkin. C....

Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has numerous common...

Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. This annual...

2010. Walahfrid Strabo (2002). De cultura hortorum sive Hortulus VII Cucurbita (in Latin). Fachhochschule Augsburg: bibliotheca Augustana. White, Nancy...

and coyote gourd. It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita digitata and all these species hybridize...

Cucurbita acutangula (L.) Blume Cucumis lineatus Bosc Cucumis megacarpus G.Don Cucumis operculatus Roxb. Cucurbita campanulata D.Dietr. Cucurbita umbellata...

Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine...

; pl.: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (/kʊərˈʒɛt/) or baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo) is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested...

Cucurbita radicans, commonly known in Mexico as calabacilla (little pumpkin/gourd) or calabaza de coyote (coyote gourd),  is a species of gourd found...

and bitter squash. It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita palmata and all these species hybridize...

Cucurbitaceae Genus: Sicana Species: S. odorifera Binomial name Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Synonyms Cucurbita evodicarpa Hassk. Cucurbita odorifera Vell....

The Dickinson pumpkin is a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata. The majority of canned pumpkin in the United States is made from Dickinson pumpkin, making...

Cucurbita pedatifolia is a xerophyte plant species of the genus Cucurbita. It is native to Querétaro, Mexico. It has not been domesticated. While C. pedatifolia...

spiced after roasting. The earliest known evidence of the domestication of Cucurbita dates back 8,000–10,000 years ago, predating the domestication of other...

from the pulp of the Cucurbita ficifolia. It can be used as jam or as an ingredient in various desserts and pastries. The Cucurbita ficifolia is native...

some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies,...

Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata), also called pepper squash or Des Moines squash, is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges...

courgette flowers in Great Britain) are the edible flowers of Cucurbita species, particularly Cucurbita pepo, the species that produces zucchini (courgette),...

commercial or nutritional value to humans include:[citation needed] Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini (courgette), some gourds. Lagenaria – calabash...

Cucurbita lundelliana is a mesophyte plant species of the genus Cucurbita. It is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. It has not been domesticated...

pumpkin seeds from a local variety of pumpkin, the Styrian oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo var. 'styriaca', also known as var. oleifera). High-temperature...

Cucurbita martinezii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita native to Veracruz, Mexico. Locals use halved fruit shells as shot glasses for alcoholic...

Muell.) F.Muell. Cucurbita alba Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Cucurbita farinosa Blume Cucurbita hispida Thunb. Cucurbita littoralis Hassk. Cucurbita pruriens Parkinson...

Gem squash (Cucurbita pepo var. pepo) is a variety of summer squash that may have been domesticated from two wild varieties; Cucurbita texana found in...

Cucurbita californica is a species of flowering plant in the squash family. The species was first identified by Sereno Watson in 1876. There is disagreement...