Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. Butternut Squash, Seminole Pumpkin. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year. Dist: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy: = Bah, F, Fl2, FNA6, K1, K3, K4, Meso4.1, WH3, Castellanos-Morales et al (2018); = n/a – C, Il, Pa; = Pepo moschata (Duchesne) Britton – S
Heliophily ?: 7
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