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Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita

not marked as a favorite taxon Cucurbita melopepo Linnaeus var. texana (Scheele) G.L. Nesom. Common name: Texas Squash, Texas Gourd. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Bottomlands. Distribution: AL west to se. NM, south through TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: Cucurbita pepo L. ssp. ovifera (L.) D.S.Decker var. texana (Scheele) D.S.Decker — Ar; = Cucurbita melopepo L. ssp. texana (Scheele) G.L.Nesom — POWO; = Cucurbita melopepo L. ssp. texana (Scheele) G.L.Nesom var. texana (Scheele) G.L.Nesom — FNA6, K4, Nesom (2011b); = Cucurbita pepo L. var. texana (Scheele) D.S.Decker — NS, Castellanos-Morales et al (2018); < Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Harz — Il; < Cucurbita texana Scheele — NcTx, Tx. Basionym: Tristemon texanus Scheele 1848

Links to other floras: = Cucurbita melopepo ssp. texana var. texana - FNA6

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