Cucurbita pepo
Acorn Squash, Bitter Bottle Gourd
Other regional names: Bush Squash +2 more
- Bush Squash
- Cocozelle
- Field Pumpkin
Also known as: Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem. +15 more
- Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem.
- Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.
- Cucumis zapallo Steud.
- Cucurbita asteroides Schrad.
- Cucurbita aurantia Willd.
- Cucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart.
- Cucurbita citrullus var. alba M.Roem.
- Cucurbita citrullus var. flava M.Roem.
- Cucurbita citrullus var. grisea M.Roem.
- Cucurbita citrullus var. variegata M.Roem.
- Cucurbita citrullus var. viridis M.Roem.
- Cucurbita clodiensis Naccari
- Cucurbita clodiensis Nocca
- Cucurbita courgero Ser.
- Cucurbita cucumifera Schrad.
- Cucurbita depressa Hort.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to North America, Cucurbita pepo (commonly known as Acorn squash or Bitter Bottle Gourd) is an annual belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil South, Burkina, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, The, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Illinois, India, Italy, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Michigan, Nauru, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nigeria, North Carolina, Norway, Ohio, Oman, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Québec, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, St.Helena, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., West Himalaya, Zaïre