Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita pepo
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Continent
- North America
- Habitat
- Fields, Gardens
- Form
- Climber
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Yellow, Orange
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food, Oil
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Seeds of this squash found in a cave in Mexico are more than 8,000 years old.
- Jack-o'-lanterns were first carved from turnips in Ireland and Scotland, before pumpkins took over.
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Similar plants
- Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
- Tussilago
Tussilago farfara
- European mistletoe
Viscum album
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q165308 · All plants · All entries