Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Cucurbitales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cucurbita melopepo var. melopepo
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cucurbita melopepo ssp. melopepo
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Cucurbita melopepo ssp. melopepo var. melopepo
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera
COMMON NAME:
Crookneck Squash, Straightneck Squash, Acorn Squash, Spaghetti Squash
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June Greenville County SC
Stems and leaves hispid with pustulate-based hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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June Greenville County SC
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June Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cucurbita melopepo var. melopepo
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cucurbita melopepo ssp. melopepo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Cucurbita melopepo ssp. melopepo var. melopepo
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera
4360
Herbaceous vine; Forb
Annual
Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rarely volunteering from seed the following year, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: tropical America
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Simple - palmately lobed
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
5-6 lobed calyx
5-6 lobed campanulate corolla
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Berry
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