List of gourds and squashes

This page is about the genus Cucurbita; for other plants called gourd see Gourd, Lagenaria, Citrullus colocynthis

This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties (cultivars) of the plant genus Cucurbita L., commonly called gourds, squashes (or marrows), pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species:

The entries below are predominantly based on the SysTax database.[1] Not all have the 'accepted' status in the ITIS database.[2]

Atlantic Giant, grown in Osaka-fu Japan
Buttercup squash
Galician pumpkin
Green button (pattypan) squash
Kabocha (ebisu)
Pumpkins
Marina di Chioggia squash
Muscat
Red Hokkaido
Turban squash
Yellow zucchini
Cooked spaghetti squash
C. pepo var. styriaca

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ssp. maxima

This species includes hubbard squash, buttercup squash, some pumpkins including prize pumpkins, such as Big Max.

C. moschata Duchesne

C. pepo L.

References

  1. "Cucurbita L. (Genus)", SysTax Database for Systematics and Taxonomy, University Ulm, Ruhr-University Bochum, both in Germany, retrieved 2011-11-04
  2. "Cucurbita L.", Integrated Taxonomoic Information System, retrieved 2011-11-04
  3. Susan Warren (2007). Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1-59691-278-2.
  4. Carol Deppe (2010). The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 1-60358-031-X.