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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Butternut squash
| image = Cucurbita_moschata_Butternut.png
| image_width = 225px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Cucurbita]]''
| species = '''''C. moschata'''''
| binomial = ''Cucurbita moschata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Antoine Nicolas Duchesne|Duchesne]] ex [[Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck|Lam.]]) Duchesne ex [[Jean Louis Marie Poiret|Poir.]]
}}
'''Butternut squash''' (''[[Cucurbita moschata]]''), also known in Australia as '''Butternut pumpkin'''<ref name="sydney">[http://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/fandv/pum_index.htm Sydney Markets - Welcome to the World of Pumpkins]<!--This site is not the ideal citation, so please replace if you find a better one. --Singkong2005 --> </ref>, 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]].
==Uses==
Butternut squash is a fruit that can be roasted and also be [[purée]]d or mashed into soups, casseroles, breads, and muffins.
In Australia it is regarded as a [[pumpkin]], and used interchangeably with other types of pumpkin.
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.
It is a source of [[fiber]], [[vitamin C]], [[manganese]], [[magnesium]], and [[potassium]]. It is also an excellent source of [[vitamin A]].
==Origin==
The butternut and related species of squash originate from around Mexico - separate from [[pumpkin]]s or "winter squash", which originate in South America.<ref name="sydney" />
==External Links==
* [http://delectable-victuals.blogspot.com/2006/12/butternut-squash-side.html Recipe ] using butternut squash
{{wikispecies|Cucurbita moschata}}
== Footnotes ==
<references/>
[[Category:Squashes and pumpkins]]
{{fruit-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = Butternut squash
| image = Cucurbita_moschata_Butternut.png
| image_width = 225px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Cucurbita]]''
| species = '''''C. moschata'''''
| binomial = ''Cucurbita moschata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Antoine Nicolas Duchesne|Duchesne]] ex [[Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck|Lam.]]) Duchesne ex [[Jean Louis Marie Poiret|Poir.]]
}}
'''Butternut squash''' (''[[Cucurbita moschata]]''), also known in Australia as '''Butternut pumpkin'''<ref name="sydney">[http://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/fandv/pum_index.htm Sydney Markets - Welcome to the World of Pumpkins]<!--This site is not the ideal citation, so please replace if you find a better one. --Singkong2005 --> </ref>, 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]].
==Uses==
Butternut squash is a fruit that can be roasted and also be [[purée]]d or mashed into soups, casseroles, breads, and muffins.
In Australia it is regarded as a [[pumpkin]], and used interchangeably with other types of pumpkin.
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.
It is a source of [[fiber]], [[vitamin C]], [[manganese]], [[magnesium]], and [[potassium]]. It is also an excellent source of [[vitamin A]].
==Origin==
The butternut and related species of squash originate from around Mexico - separate from [[pumpkin]]s or "winter squash", which originate in South America.<ref name="sydney" />
==External Links==
* [http://delectable-victuals.blogspot.com/2006/12/butternut-squash-side.html Recipe ] using butternut squash
{{wikispecies|Cucurbita moschata}}
== Footnotes ==
<references/>
[[Category:Squashes and pumpkins]]
{{fruit-stub}}
