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Cucurbita sp

Description:

gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae (which also includes gourds). It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America. They typically have a thick, orange or yellow shell, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing the seeds and pulp.

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CynthiaMHori
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CynthiaMHori

Mount Pleasant, Utah, USA

Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 26, 2011

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