Gourd
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Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shell
Gourds at a market in Massachusetts
Cucurbita pepo gourds grown in a suburban garden in Australia
An Indian gourd
Calabash gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, used for drinking mate
Cucurbita
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Cucurbita is a genus, native to the Andes and Mesoamerica, of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are vario
Gourd
…Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. Many gourds have large, bulbous bodies…
Squashes at Kew Gardens Incr Edibles 2013
Cultivated Cucurbita of Canada
The leaves of Cucurbita moschata often have white spots near the veins.
Two bright orange C. pepo pumpkins, center right; the rest are squashes, C. maxima