Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita foetidissima | Coyote Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Foetid Gourd, Chili Coyote, Missouri Gourd, Calabacilla Loca | Roadsides, other disturbed areas. | MO, NE, se. WY, UT, NV, and CA south to AR, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita maxima | Hubbard Squash, Pumpkin | Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. | Native of tropical America. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita melopepo var. melopepo | Crookneck Squash, Straightneck Squash, Scallop Squash, Pattypan Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Ornamental Gourd | Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year. | Native of tropical America. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana | Ozark Squash | Bottomlands, fields. | IL and MO south to c. AR | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita melopepo var. texana | Texas Squash, Texas Gourd | Bottomlands. | AL west to se. NM, south through TX. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita moschata | Butternut Squash, Seminole Pumpkin | Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year. | Native of tropical America. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita okeechobeensis | Okeechobee Gourd | Lake and river shorelines, swampy lake edges. | Endemic to FL, north to Volusia and Lake counties, FL. | |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita pepo | Pumpkin, Zucchini, Ornamental Gourd, Vegetable Marrow | Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. | Native of tropical America. |
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