PLANTS Profile for Cucurbita (gourd)

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PLANTS Profile

Cucurbita L.
gourd

Symbol:

CUCUR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Cucurbita L.

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Distribution:
Cucurbita L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Cucurbita L.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cucurbita digitata A. Gray. . Image Available.

Cucurbita digitata
fingerleaf gourd

Distribution of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché. .

Cucurbita ficifolia
figleaf gourd

Distribution of Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth. . Image Available.

Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri gourd

Distribution of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. .

Cucurbita maxima
winter squash

Distribution of Cucurbita mixta Pang.. .

Cucurbita mixta
pumpkin

Distribution of Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. . Image Available.

Cucurbita moschata
crookneck squash

Distribution of Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L.H. Bailey. .

Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Okeechobee gourd

Distribution of Cucurbita palmata S. Watson. . Image Available.

Cucurbita palmata
coyote gourd

Cucurbita pepo
field pumpkin

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cucurbita L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Cucurbita L. – gourd

More Accounts and Images:
Cucurbita L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22365.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:51 AM CDT