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Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth. Common name: Coyote Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Foetid Gourd, Chili Coyote, Missouri Gourd, Calabacilla Loca. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed areas. Distribution: MO, NE, se. WY, UT, NV, and CA south to AR, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl2, FNA6, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tx, WH3, Castellanos-Morales et al (2018); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth 1817

Links to other floras: = Cucurbita foetidissima - FNA6

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