Cucurbita foetidissima

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Cucurbita foetidissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cucurbita foetidissima, Kunth (C. perennis, Gray. Cucumis perennis, James). Calabazilla. Fig. 1142. Perennial: long-running, scarcely prickly: Lvs. large, cordate-triangular, grayish pubescent, the margin shallowly apiculate-crenate: fl. nearly as large as in C. Pepo and similar in shape, the pistillate on a peduncle 2-3 in. long: fr. size and shape of an orange, smooth, green and yellow splashed, not edible. Sandy arid wastes, Neb. and Colo, to Texas and Mex. and westward to Calif. R.H. 1855:61; 1857, p. 54.—In its native haunts, the root is tuberous, 4-7 in. diam. and penetrating the earth 4-6 ft. Roots at the joints. The plant has a fetid odor. Sold by seedsmen as a gourd, but the fr. does not often ripen in the northern states. Useful on arbors and small trees, when coarse vines are wanted. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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