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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Butternut squash<br /> | image = Cucurbita_moschata_Butternut.png<br /> | image_width = 225px<br /> | regnum = [[Plantae]]<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]<br /> | familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Cucurbita]]''<br /> | species = '''''C. moschata'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Cucurbita moschata''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Antoine Nicolas Duchesne|Duchesne]] ex [[Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck|Lam.]]) Duchesne ex [[Jean Louis Marie Poiret|Poir.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Butternut squash''' (''[[Cucurbita moschata]]''), also known in Australia as '''Butternut pumpkin'''&lt;ref name=&quot;sydney&quot;&gt;[http://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/fandv/pum_index.htm Sydney Markets - Welcome to the World of Pumpkins]&lt;!--This site is not the ideal citation, so please replace if you find a better one. --Singkong2005 --&gt; &lt;/ref&gt;, is an edible type of winter [[squash (fruit)|squash]]. It has a sweet, nutty taste that is similar to [[pumpkin]] or [[sweet potato]]. It has yellow skin and orange flesh. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. It grows on a [[vine]]. The most popular variety, the Waltham Butternut, originated in [[Stow, Massachusetts]].<br /> <br /> ==Uses==<br /> Butternut squash is a fruit that can be roasted and also be [[purée]]d or mashed into soups, casseroles, breads, and muffins.<br /> <br /> In Australia it is regarded as a [[pumpkin]], and used interchangeably with other types of pumpkin. <br /> <br /> A common vegetable in South Africa, it makes a very tasty soup and can be cooked on a [[barbecue]] (known as a [[braai]] in South Africa) wrapped in foil with spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon.<br /> <br /> It is a source of [[fiber]], [[vitamin C]], [[manganese]], [[magnesium]], and [[potassium]]. It is also an excellent source of [[vitamin A]].<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The butternut and related species of squash originate from around Mexico - separate from [[pumpkin]]s or &quot;winter squash&quot;, which originate in South America.&lt;ref name=&quot;sydney&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://delectable-victuals.blogspot.com/2006/12/butternut-squash-side.html Recipe ] using butternut squash<br /> {{wikispecies|Cucurbita moschata}}<br /> <br /> == Footnotes ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Squashes and pumpkins]]<br /> <br /> {{fruit-stub}}</div>

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