Cucurbita foetidissima - Wikipedia
Buffalo gourd plant, male flower and fruits. Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [3] It has numerous common names, but is most commonly called the buffalo gourd in English.
Foraging Texas: Buffalo Gourd
Buffalo Gourd. Scientific Name (s): Cucurbita foetidissima. Abundance: common. What: flower, seeds, root. How: flowers raw or fried; seeds roasted or boiled; root as tea. Where: dry fields. When: summer, fall, winter. Nutritional Value: calories and protein in the seeds.
Buffalo Gourds - The Daily Garden
Buffalo gourds are desert natives that go by several names: coyote gourd, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, wild gourd, wild pumpkin, and fetid gourd just to name a few. But don’t let that last name put you off. These high protein edible gourds thrive in areas with frequent drought. Young buffalo gourd (Lee Ruck) CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plant Spotlight: Buffalo Gourd, A Native Plant to Celebrate This Fall
Nov 4, 2024 · The buffalo gourd, scientifically known as Cucurbita foetidissima, is a malodorous plant native to the central and southwestern United States as well as northern Mexico. Also called stinking gourd, Missouri gourd, wild gourd, and coyote gourd, it is a close relative of cultivated gourds such as pumpkins.
Buffalo gourds (Cucurbita foetidissima) #769853 - Extension
Aug 30, 2021 · Cucurbita foetidissima is known by many common names: Calabazilla, Wild Gourd, Stink Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Coyote Gourd, Missouri Gourd, Fetid Wild Pumpkin, just to name a few.
Buffalo gourd (Plants of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque)
Cucurbita foetidissima commonly known as Missouri gourd or buffalo gourd is a member of the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. Other common names include calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, prairie gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, and wild pumpkin.
Missouri Gourd - Calscape
Cucurbita foetidissima (buffalo gourd, calabazilla, chilicote, coyote gourd, fetid gourd, Missouri gourd, stinking gourd, wild gourd, wild pumpkin) is a xerophytic tuberous plant found in the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.
Cucurbita foetidissima | CLIMBERS
Common Names: Buffalo gourd, calabazilla (Spanish), Missouri gourd, coyote gourd, wild pumpkin, fetid wild pumpkin, wild gourd, foetid gourd, stinking gourd, gueto lana (Spanish), chilicote (Spanish), Chile coyote, and mock orange (1,3,4,6,9,15,17). Etymology: Cucurbita is the Latin word for “gourd.”. The species name foetidissima comes ...
Cucurbita foetidissima | California Flora Nursery
Cucurbita foetidissima. Found in valley grasslands and coastal scrub environments of Central and Southern California, the buffalo gourd is a deciduous perennial ground cover or vine that is sure to grab attention.
Species Detail Forb
Dec 13, 2022 · Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Cucurbita foetidissima - Missouri gourd Synonyms: Cucumis perennis, Pepo foetidissima Other Common Names: buffalo gourd, calabazilla, wild gourd, wild pumpkin Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub. Family: Cucurbitaceae