Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Common name: Butternut Squash, Seminole Pumpkin. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Mexico
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, F, Fl2, FNA6, K4, Meso4.1, NS, POWO, WH3, Castellanos-Morales et al (2018); = n/a — C, Il, Pa; = Pepo moschata (Duchesne) Britton — S. Basionym: Cucurbita moschata Duchesne 1786
Links to other floras: = Cucurbita moschata - FNA6
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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