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Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 123 1817. (Syn: Cucumis foetidissimus Hemsl. [Invalid]; Cucumis perennis E.James; Cucurbita foetidissima var. foetidissima ; Ozodycus perennis (E. James) Raf.; Pepo foetidissima (Kunth) Britton; Pepo foetidissimus Britton (Unresolved);
Fetid wild pumpkin, Calabazilla, Buffalo gourd or Missouri gourd;
Cucubita foetidissima Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:98[folio]; 2:123[quarto]. 1817
Common names: buffalo gourd, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, fetid wild pumpkin, Calabazilla
This interesting looking wild species Cucurbita foetidissima was found growing at Mariposa near Yosemite valley in california.
The plant is a foetid perennial herb with massive underground tuber.
Young green fruits are cooked as vegetable but when yellow and ripe they become bitter and not edible.
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